April 3, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 44º F, there were lots of stars visible (clear or mostly clear), and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.13" since yesterday morning. (29.88 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
 Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the upper 70's with clear skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 20-25 mph and gusts up to 35 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 1 AM.

The low today was 41ºF and the high was 79ºF. It was clear at 6:30  AM and it was mostly clear at 7 PM.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies. There is a near 100% chance of showers or thunderstorms and some of the thunderstorms may be severe. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms before midnight.

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 50's with mostly clear skies.    

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 3rd the low was 50º F, the high was 71º F, and no 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.

4/2/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.18" at Norris and Sevierville. There were 232 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.05" at Kirbyville and Port Neches. There were 340 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.09" at Buchanan. There were 99 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was a trace at six locations. 
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.09" at Buchanan.

So far 5526 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.32" at Snoqualmie, Washington.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 15.0" at Solon, Maine.
The most snow reported on the ground was 75.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.