March 19, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 52º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was +0.04" since yesterday morning. (30.02 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today (Happy Sabbath)
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northeast at 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers before 7 AM.

The low today was 49ºF and the high was 67ºF. There was a very light shower/heavy sprinkle before 7 AM. It was partly cloudy the rest of the day.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 19th the low was 36º F, the high was 69º 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.

3/18/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 238 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

No precipitation was reported in Texas. There were 395 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.19" at Paradise. There were 91 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan, Niles, and Stevensville.

So far 5919 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.70" at Shelter Cove, California.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 14.0" at Rifle, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 144.0" at Soda Springs, California.