July 19, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.22" precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 69º F, it was mostly clear or clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.15" since yesterday morning. (29.97 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 mid 90's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the west at 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 69ºF and the high was 92ºF. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM.

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 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms, 

Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 70's and a high in the upper 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 19th the low was 73º F, the high was 88º 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.

7/18/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.72" at Mountain City. There were 242 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.81" at Bullard. There were 488 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.43" at Cheboygan. There were 150 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.65" at Niles.

So far 7039 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 11.25" at Pass Christian, Mississippi.    

Reports of 4" or more:
Mississippi - 13
Louisiana - 2
Florida - 1
 
No new snow was reported. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 14.0" at Soda Springs, California.