July 12, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 77º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.95 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 70's and a high in the upper 90's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the west at around 5 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 72ºF and the high was 92ºF. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM. On radar a thunderstorm formed just a few miles to the northeast of us in the afternoon, but there was no evidence we got even a sprinkle by the time I got home.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 70's and a high in the mid 90's with mostly clear skies. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms after noon.   

Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the low 90's with mostly clear skies.  There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.        

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 12th the low was 69º F, the high was 84º F, and 0.07" 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.

7/11/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.77" at Erwin. There were 261 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.95" at New Braunfels. There were 574 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.50" at Fennville. There were 129 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.01" at Stevensville.

So far 7592 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.14" at La Belle, Florida.   

Reports of 4" or more:
Florida - 2  (both at La Belle)

No new snow was reported. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 26.0" at Soda Springs, California.