April 25, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.17" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 62º F, there were some stars visible (mostly cloudy or partly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph. The barometer reading was -0.02" since yesterday morning. (29.96 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 south at 5-10 mph increasing to 15-20 mph and gusts to 30 mph. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms today after 1 PM and a 60% chance tonight with the best chance after 1 AM.

The low today was 58ºF and the high was 81ºF. It was mostly cloudy at 6 PM and there was 0.03" of rain in the gauge from rain during the day.

Tuesday
The forecast for 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 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and an 80% chance Tuesday night.

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 70's with cloudy skies. There is a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and a 50% chance Wednesday night.     

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 25th the low was 55º F, the high was 70º F, and 2.21" 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.

4/24/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.29" at Portland (5 PM report). There were 258 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 3.29" at Portland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.93" at De Leon. There were 396 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.07" at North Richland Hills.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.13" at Adrian and Traverse City. There were 104 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.04" at Buchanan.

So far 6135 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.23" at Pottersville, Missouri.

Reports of 4" or more:
Missouri - 9
Arkansas - 4
Kentucky - 1
Indiana - 1
The most new snow reported was 8.0" at Cotopaxi, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 148.0" at Soda Springs, California.