March 23, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 64º F, there were some stars visible (partly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph. The barometer reading was -0.16" since yesterday morning. (29.85 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 10-15 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms, with the best chance in the afternoon and early evening. Some thunderstorms may be severe with large hail and damaging winds.

The low today was 52ºF and the high was 72ºF. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM and there was 0.21" in the rain gauge at that time.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the low 50's with mostly clear skies.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the mid 50's with mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 23rd the low was 41º F, the high was 63º F, and a trace of 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.

3/22/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Kyles Ford. There were 241 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Austin. There were 424 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.48" at White Cloud. There were 105 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 3.0" at White Cloud.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.30" at Buchanan.

So far 6455 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.48" at Rochester, Indiana.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 14.0" at Soda Springs, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 204.0" at Soda Springs, California.