June 5, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 69º F, it was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.01" since yesterday morning. (30.11 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The internet was down from Friday night to Sunday night so there is no forecast.

The low today was 65ºF and the high was 91ºF. There was a brief thunderstorm around 1 PM.     

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 5th the low was 68º F, the high was 84º 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.

6/4/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Belle Meade. There were 239 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.17" at Dalhart. There were 424 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.03" at Houghton. There were 114 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.02" at Watervliet.

So far 6344 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.32" at Laie, Hawaii.

Reports of 4" or more:

The most new snow reported was 1.0" at Niehart, Montana. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 99.0" at Soda Springs, California.