April 16, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was ?  precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was ?º F, there were ? stars visible (?), and winds were ?. The barometer reading was +?" since yesterday morning. (? inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
 Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the mid 50's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southeast at 15-25 mph and gusts up to 30 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers.

The low today was 40ºF and the high was 54ºF.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the low 70's with mostly clear skies.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 70's with partly cloudy skies.      

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 16th the low was 56º F, the high was 80º 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.

4/15/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.08" at Scotts Hill. There were 255 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.04" at Portland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.96" at Rockwall. There were 468 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.05" at Mansfield.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.07" at Grant. There were 103 reports from Michigan.  
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan.

So far 6940 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.13" at Killen, Alabama (7:45 PM report).

Reports of 4" or more:
Alabama - 2

The most new snow reported was 12.5" at Wallace, Nebraska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 174.0" at Soda Springs, California.