April 21, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.04" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 46º F, there were a few stars visible (mostly cloudy or partly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 1 - 3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.16" since yesterday morning. (30.02 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
 Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northeast at 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms today and a 70% chance tonight.

The low today was 45ºF and the high was 69ºF. It was cloudy at 6 PM.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the low 80's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

Saturday
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 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms.     

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 21st the low was 43º F, the high was 68º 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.

4/20/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.78" at Waynesboro. There were 316 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.41" at Portland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.79" at Richardson. There were 470 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.54" at Rendon.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 2.10" at Mason. There were 138 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 7.9" at Traverse City.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 1.27" at Watervliet.

So far 7081 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.00" at North Vernon, Indiana.

Reports of 4" or more:
Indiana - 1

The most new snow reported was 8.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 155.0" at Soda Springs, California.