April 4, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 66º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 13-18 mph. The barometer reading was -0.12" since yesterday morning. (29.76 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
 Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the low 70's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 15-25 mph and gusts up to 35 mph. There is a near 100% chance of showers or thunderstorms, with some possibly severe thunderstorms after 1 AM. There is a 50% chance of showers before midnight.

The low today was 42ºF and the high was 71ºF. It was raining at 6:30 PM. Fairly strong storms came through in the early afternoon. On the way home from Nashville I saw a lot of debris in the road and power lines were down on New Shackle Island Road in Hendersonville with several power poles laying on the ground. There were tornado reports in Middle Tennessee, but I have not heard of any in Sumner County. A Bradford Pear tree in the front yard split and parts fell on the house.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 50's with partly cloudy skies.
Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the low 70's with clear skies.    

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 4th the low was 47º F, the high was 78º F, and 0.16" 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.

4/3/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.01" at Jonesborough. There were 227 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.05" at Cat Spring. There were 377 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.78" at White Cloud. There were 109 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 1.0" at White Cloud. 
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan, Niles, St. Joesph's, and Watervliet.

So far 5665 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.68" at Heber City, Utah.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 10.8" at Davis, West Virginia.
The most snow reported on the ground was 72.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.