May 1, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 67º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), a sprinkle was falling, and winds were estimated to be 8 - 12 mph. The barometer reading was +0.02" since yesterday morning. (29.93 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
 Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 70's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 10-15 mph. There is a near 100% chance of showers or thunderstorms before 1 PM, then a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight.

The low today was 60ºF and the high was 71ºF. There were showers in the morning before 10 AM and it was cloudy the remainder of the day. 

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 60's with cloudy skies. There is a 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and a near 100% chance Monday night,

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the mid 50's with cloudy skies. There is a 80% chance of showers during the day.     

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 1st the low was 61º F, the high was 70º 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.

4/30/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Granville, Knoxville, and Pikeville. There were 238 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.10" at Livingston. There were 380 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.07" at Linden. There were 117 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.01" at Stevensville.

So far 5869 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.19" at Lindgren Acres, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 11.3" at Breckenridge, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 74.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.

TN-SR-32 Weather HistoryApril 2011 had 12.23" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 50.2ºF and the average high was 73.4ºF.
April 2010 had 3.75" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 49.4ºF and the average high was 72.7ºF.
April 2009 had 6.96" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 48.5ºF and the average high was 69.5ºF.
April 2008 had 7.24" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 44.7º F and the average high was 69.5º F.
April 2007 had 2.95" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 44.0ºF and the average high was 66.6ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
April 2006 had 4.1" of precipitation, the average low was 51.2ºF and the average high was 73.4ºF.
April 2005 had 8.0" of precipitation, the average low was 47.3ºF and the average high was 69.2ºF.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of April -
2011 - 27.87"
2010 - 13.78"
2009 - 19.44"
2008 - 21.71"
2007 - 12.34"
2006 - 16.3"
2005 - 20.1"