May 2, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.68" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 63º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was +0.04" since yesterday morning. (29.97 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 60's with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southeast at 5-10 mph. There is a near 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms, then a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight.

The low today was 53ºF and the high was 74ºF. It was cloudy at 6 PM and the rain gauge had 0.08" in it from showers during the day. It was raining at 9 PM and more rain fell through the night.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the upper 50's with cloudy skies. There is a near 100% chance of showers or thunderstorms before 1 PM, then showers are likely during the afternoon and there is a 20% chance of showers overnight before 1 AM.

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 60's with mostly clear skies.      

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 2nd the low was 62º F, the high was 71º F, and 3.66" 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.

5/1/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.17" at Jackson. There were 278 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.81" at Hendersonville.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.73" at Mesquite. There were 396 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.67" at Mansfield.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.32" at Beaver Island and Drummond. There were 120 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchannan.

So far 5711 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.50" at Mayflower, Arkansas.

Reports of 4" or more:
Arkansas - 6
The most new snow reported was 7.5" at Rociada, New Mexico.
The most snow reported on the ground was 134.0" at Soda Springs, California.