April 26, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.26" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 58º F, there were no stars visible (mostly cloudy or cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph. The barometer reading was -0.10" since yesterday morning. (29.86 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 cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 15-20 mph and gusts to 30 mph. There is a 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms today and a near 100% chance tonight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain.

The low today was 58ºF and the high was 76ºF. It was mostly clear at 6 PM with 0.53" in the gauge from showers in the morning before noon. Thunderstorms came through a little before 2 AM on 4/27, but there wasn't a lot of rain in them.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mod 70's with cloudy skies. There is a near 100% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and a 60% chance Wednesday night. Some storms could produce heavy rain.

Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 60's with partly cloudy skies.       

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 26th the low was 51º F, the high was 56º F, and 0.25" 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.

4/25/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 4.16" at Clarksville. There were 294 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.69" at Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.38" at Albany. There were 510 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.93" at North Richland Hills.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.36" at Ann Arbor. There were 120 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.04" at New Bufalo, Niles, and Stevensville.

So far 6135 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.92" at Lockesburg, Arkansas.

Reports of 4" or more:
Arkansas - 12

Missouri - 11
Oklahoma - 4
Tennessee - 1

The most new snow reported was 6.6" at Estes Park, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 148.0" at Soda Springs, California.