July 18, 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 unchanged since yesterday morning. (30.12 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the low 90's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the northwest at around 5 mph.

The low today was 69ºF and the high was 90ºF. The drive home from Gallatin from about 5:15 PM to 5:45 PM was in some pretty heavy rain which slacked off as I got to Westmoreland. Was mostly cloudy at home with just 0.22" in the gauge.

Tuesday
The forecast for 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, 

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after 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 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.          

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 18th the low was 71º F, the high was 86º 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.

7/17/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.86" at Celina. There were 231 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.67" at Nederland. There were 426 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.03" at Southlake.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.08" at Paradise. There were 100 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 6012 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 8.58" at Niceville, Florida.    

Reports of 4" or more:
Florida - 12
Alabama - 1
 
No new snow was reported. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 15.0" at Soda Springs, California.