July 28, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 70º F, it was clear or mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.08" 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 upper 90's with clear skies. Winds will be from the south southwest at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 69ºF and the high was 94ºF. It was partly cloudy at 6:30 PM.
   
Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 70's and a high in the low 90's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms.  

Saturday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 70's and a high in the low 90's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms.          

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 28th the low was 70º F, the high was 86º F, and a trace 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.

7/27/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.30" at Riceville. There were 254 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.80" at Bridge City. There were 506 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Hurst.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.35" at Grand Junction. There were 120 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.35" at Buchanan.

So far 7574 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.09" at Edisto Island,South Carolina.    

Reports of 4" or more:
South Dakota - 6
South Carolina - 3
Florida - 1   
 
No new snow was reported. 
No snow was reported on the ground.