August 9, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 71º F, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.06 since yesterday morning. (29.68 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 80's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the west southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 68ºF and the high was 92ºF. It was mostly clear at 6 PM.  
 
Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the upper 80's with mostly clear skies. 
   
Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms.           

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 9th the low was 72º 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.

8/8/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.21" at Dickson. There were 286 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.10" at Westmoreland.
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.19" at Nassau Bay. There were 477 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.26" at Niles. There were 137 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 1.26" at Niles.

So far 7540 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.03" at Millbrook, Alabama.      

Reports of 4" or more: 
Alabama - 1
   
No new snow was reported. 
The most snow reported on the ground was 1.0" at Truckee, California.