April 1, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 35º F, there were few stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.08" since yesterday morning. (29.71 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
 Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 50's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 10-15 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers.

The low today was 34ºF and the high was 56ºF. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM.

Saturday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the low 60's with clear skies.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the low 70's with mostly clear skies. 

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 1st the low was 55º F, the high was 81º 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.

3/31/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.50" at Madisonville. There were 296 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.07" at Gallatin.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.10" at Plano. There were 458 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Richland Hills.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was a trace at New Baltimore and St. Clair. There were 92 reports from Michigan.  The most new snow was a trace at New Baltimore and St. Clair.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 6786 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.72" at Dade City, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
Florida - 3

The most new snow reported was 5.6" at Montville, Ohio.
The most snow reported on the ground was 85.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.

TN-SR-32 Weather History
March 2011 had 5.01" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 41.3ºF and the average high was 59.1ºF. There was 0.1" of snow.
March 2010 had 3.24" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 38.9ºF and the average high was 58.2º F.
March 2009 had 3.40" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 41.8ºF and the average high was 62.5ºF.
March 2008 had 6.78" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 35.3º F and the average high was 58.6º F.
March 2007 had 2.39" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 44.8ºF and the average high was 69.3ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
March 2006 had 2.4" of precipitation, the average low was 36.6ºF and the average high was 60.1ºF.
March 2005 had 2.8" of precipitation, the average low was 34.7ºF and the average high was 55.1ºF.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of March -
2011 - 15.64"
2010 - 10.03"
2009 - 12.48"
2008 - 14.47"
2007 - 9.39"
2006 - 12.2"
2005 - 12.1"

Snow from beginning of year through the end of March -
2011 - 11.2"
2010 - 22.9"
2009 - 2.6"
2008 - 6.8"
2007 - 4.5"
2006 - 14.0"
2005 - 1.7"