April 27, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.67" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 68º F, there were no stars visible (mostly cloudy or cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 13-18 mph with stronger gusts and a sprinkle was falling. The barometer reading was -0.12" since yesterday morning. (29.74 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 mid 70's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 15-20 mph and gusts to 40 mph. There is a near 100% chance of showers or thunderstorms today and an 80% chance tonight. Some of the storms could be severe with heavy rain, large hail, and damaging winds.

The low today was 56ºF and the high was 69ºF. There were showers off and on all day with a couple of thunderstorms. The serious weather missed us, taking a more southern route.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the mid 60's with mostly clear skies. There is a 20% chance of showers after 1 PM.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the mid 70's with clear skies.       

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 27th the low was 45º F, the high was 57º F, and 0.29" 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.

4/26/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.18" at Lewisburg. There were 331 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.85" at Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.60" at Mount Pleasant. There were 550 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.40" at Grapevine.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.67" at Fennville. There were 155 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 1.59" at Buchanan.

So far 8134 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.26" at Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Reports of 4" or more:
Missouri - 5

Arkansas - 3
Florida - 2

Oklahoma - 2

The most new snow reported was 8.7" at Silverthorne, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 123.0" at Kingvale, California.