May 11, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 65º F, it was mostly cloudy or partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.02" since yesterday morning. (29.99 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 upper 80's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-10 mph. 

The low today was 62ºF and the high was 87ºF. It was cloudy with a sprinkle at 6 PM, then showers with some thunder and lightning nearby in the early evening.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 1 PM and overnight.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the low 80's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms.   

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 11th the low was 53º F, the high was 70º F, and 0.04" 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.

5/10/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Manchester. There were 244 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.08" at Leakey. There were 458 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.97" at Houghton. There were 142 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Watervliet.

So far 6560 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.76" at Newcastle, Wyoming.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 3.5" at Meeteetse, Wyoming. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 114.0" at Soda Springs, California.