May 21, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 60º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.02" 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 80's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 58ºF and the high was 88ºF. There was a brief shower around 6 PM as we were on the edge of a thunderstorm that went southeast of us.  

Sunday
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.

Monday
The forecast for the day after 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 10% chance of showers or thunderstorms.   

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 21st the low was 61º F, the high was 75º F, and 0.43" 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.

5/20/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.06" at Byrdstown. There were 217 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.20" at Raymond and Wichita Falls. There were 534 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.02" at Benbrook.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.15" at Kentwood. There were 130 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 7167 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.73" at Newcastle Oklahoma.

Reports of 4" or more:
Oklahoma - 13
Kansas - 4
Nebraska - 4
Colorado - 1

The most new snow reported was 8.0" at Idaho Springs, Colorado. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 118.0" at Soda Springs, California.