April 24, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.41" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 62º F, there were few stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.98 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
 Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 10-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms today and a 30% chance tonight.

The low today was 61ºF and the high was 73ºF. There were showers and thunderstorms most of the day until late afternoon.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the low 80's with mostly clear skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and a 60% chance Monday night.

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 mostly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and a 60% chance Tuesday night.     

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 24th the low was 60º F, the high was 70º F, and 0.01" 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.

4/23/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.56" at Monterey. There were 246 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.03" at Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.21" at Wichita Falls. There were 374 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.27" at Ada. There were 132 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 2.4" at Marquette and Watersmeet.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.51" at New Buffalo.

So far 6472 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.03" at Cookietown, Oklahoma.

Reports of 4" or more:
Missouri - 1
Oklahoma - 1

The most new snow reported was 10.5" at Lead, South Dakota and Miles City, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 148.0" at Soda Springs, California.