April 17, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.79" of precipitation in the gauge this afternoon at 3:30 PM. This precipitation was the amount of rain we had since the 4/13 reading until today. The 3:30 PM temperature was 72º F, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph. The barometer reading was 29.83 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.

Forecast
 Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the low 70's with clear skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 10-15 mph.

The low today was 38ºF and the high was 74ºF. It was mostly clear after 3:30 PM till dark.

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

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and a 60% chance Tuesday night.     

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 17th the low was 45º F, the high was 65º 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.

4/16/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 4.40" at Cleveland. There were 323 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 2.26" at Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Bunker Hill Village. There were 375 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.06" at Beaver Island. There were 133 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 2.0" at Chatham/
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.41" at Niles.

So far 6790 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.20" at Maben, Mississippi.

Reports of 4" or more:
Mississippi - 8
North Carolina - 7
Alabama - 6
Tennessee - 3
Georgia - 2
Oregon - 1

The most new snow reported was 9.7" at Claremont, South Dakota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 170.0" at Soda Springs, California.