April 28, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.94" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 48º F, there were some stars visible (mostly cloudy or partly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was +0.09" since yesterday morning. (29.83 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
 Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies clearing to mostly clear. Winds will be from the south at 5-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers tonight.

The low today was 46ºF and the high was 70ºF. The sky was clear at 6 AM and there were lots of stars visible at 1 AM on 4/29.

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

Saturday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 80's with clear skies. There is a 20% chance of rain Saturday night.     

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 28th the low was 40º F, the high was 64º F, and 0.08" 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.

4/27/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 5.24" at Finger. There were 334 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 2.28" at Portland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.90" at Longview. There were 479 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Richland Hills.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 2.19" at Garden Corners. There were 157 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 1.00" at Buchanan.

So far 7770 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.44" at Calhoun, Louisiana.

Reports of 4" or more:
Tennessee - 21
Louisiana - 10
Arkansas - 3
Mississippi - 2
The most new snow reported was 10.5" at Silverton, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 141.0" at Soda Springs, California.