March 18, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 62º F, there were hardly any stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was -0.01" since yesterday morning. (29.98 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 2 PM and a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 1 AM on Saturday.

The low today was 57ºF and the high was 78ºF. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM.

Saturday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms Saturday night.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 18th the low was 44º F, the high was 65º F, and no precipitation was recorded for the 24 hour period preceding 5:30 AM for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Tennessee was -32º F on December 20, 1917 at Mountain City.
The record high for Tennessee was 113º F on August 9, 1930 at Perryville.
(2010 The World Almanac and Book of Facts. When the record low or high has been recorded multiple times for a state, the latest is reported here.)

CoCoRaHS
CoCoRaHS is a volunteer system where average people who like weather can record the precipitation at their location and help various climate researchers better understand precipitation patterns. For more information, go to the CoCoRaHS web site.

3/17/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.03" at Mountain City. There were 250 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.03" at Blanco, Dripping Springs, and Selma. There were 428 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.15" at Chatham. There were 96 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 6016 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.51" at Bandon, Oregon.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 13.5" at Livingston, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 146.0" at Soda Springs, California.