June 11, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 66º F, it was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.01" since yesterday morning. (30.06 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 low 90's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the west southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 66ºF and the high was 91ºF. It was clear in the morning, then some clouds in the early afternoon, then clear from 3 PM till about 6 PM when thunderstorms in Allen County Kentucky brought more clouds. Somehow all the thunderstorms missed us, though the line that went through at about 11 PM just barely missed us to the north.
    
Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 80's with mostly clear skies.       

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 10th the low was 69º F, the high was 85º F, and 0.21"  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.

6/10/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 4.02" at Murfreesboro. There were 268 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.51" at Ransom Canyon. There were 480 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.46" at Grand Junction. There were 149 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.67" at Niles.

So far 7590 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.78" at Norwalk, Iowa.

Reports of 4" or more:
Iowa - 4
Indiana - 1
Tennessee - 1

No new snow was reported. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 91.0" at Soda Springs, California.