May 25, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.65" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 66º F, it was clear or mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.97 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 mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph increasing to 15-20 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight, some possibly severe. 

The low today was 66ºF and the high was 86ºF. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM. Thunderstorms came through sometime after 11 PM and were past before 3:30 AM on 5/26.  
Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the upper 70's with cloudy skies. There is a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and a 40% chance overnight before 1 AM.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies.    

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 25th the low was 64º F, the high was 80º 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.

5/24/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.12" at Mount Juliet. There were 312 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.61" at Hendersonville.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.67" at Fort Worth. There were 479 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.67" at Fort Worth.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.12" at Belleville. There were 132 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.02" at New Buffalo and Watervliet.

So far 7419 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.41" at Neosho, Missouri.

Reports of 4" or more:
Arkansas - 3
Missouri - 1

The most new snow reported was 1.0" at Smoot, Wyoming. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 105.0" at Soda Springs, California.