July 3, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 68º F, it was mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.06" since yesterday morning. (30.00 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's and a high in the mid 90's with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the southwest at around 5 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 1 PM.

The low today was 68ºF and the high was 94ºF.
    
Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the low 90's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms. 

Tuesday
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 cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms.         

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 3rd the low was 65º F, the high was 84º 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.

7/2/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 211 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.91" at Artesia Wells. There were 430 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.77" at New Buffalo. There were 116 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 1.77" at New Buffalo.

So far 5965 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.44" at Sartell, Minnesota. 

Reports of 4" or more:
None 

No new snow was reported. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 48.0" at Soda Springs, California.