April 10, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 65º F, there were lots of stars visible (clear or mostly clear), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.92 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
 Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the low 90's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 15-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

The low today was 65ºF and the high was 86ºF. It was clear through mid-morning, then partly cloudy through mid-afternoon, then mostly clear for a couple of hours, then partly cloudy again.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 70's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 60's with clear skies.     

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 10th the low was 38º F, the high was 70º 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.

4/9/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.25" at Jonesborough. There were 248 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Inez and Kendalia. There were 365 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.82" at Belleville. There were 108 reports from Michigan.  
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a 0.21" at Buchanan.

So far 6886 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.70" at Newton, Illinois.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 15.0" at Lewistown, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 199.0" at Soda Springs, California.