May 7, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 47º F, it was clear or mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.01 since yesterday morning. (29.98 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
 Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms today and a 20% chance tonight. 

The low today was 47ºF and the high was 74ºF. There was a brief shower around 1 PM. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the low 80's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the upper 80's with partly cloudy skies.   

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 7th the low was 62º F, the high was 83º 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.

5/6/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.05" at Lakewood, Madison, and Mount Juliet. There were 260 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.03" at Gallatin and Hendersonville.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at several locations. There were 444 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.25" at Litchfield. There were 146 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.10" at Buchanan.

So far 6609 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.93" at  Saint James City, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 0.1" at Pittsburg, New Hampshire. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 120.0" at Soda Springs, California.