July 17, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 69º F, it was mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.15" since yesterday morning. (30.12 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the low 90's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the south at around 5. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 67ºF and the high was 90ºF.  It was clear until around 10 AM, then partly cloudy most of the rest of the day.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the mid 90's with mostly clear skies.   

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the mid 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 17th the low was 70º F, the high was 84º F, and 0.01" 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.

7/16/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.97" at Camden. There were 271 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a 1.97" at Portland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.04" at Port Neches. There were 436 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.40" at Ontonagon. There were 107 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 6376 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 9.22" at Daphne, Alabama.    

Reports of 4" or more:
Minnesota - 22
Alabama - 7
Florida - 4
Georgia - 1
Louisiana - 1
 
No new snow was reported. 
No snow was reported on the ground.