September 10, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 56º F, it was clear or mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.05" since yesterday morning. (29.97 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.) 

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at around 5 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers today.

The low today was 55ºF and the high was 81ºF. It was partly cloudy at 6 PM.
           
Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the low 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of scattered showers.
   
Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50s and a high in the mid 80's with mostly clear skies.                  

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 10th the low was 63º F, the high was 71º 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.

9/9/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.08" at Seymour. There were 258 reports from Tennessee. 
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Portland.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Anton, Lubbock, and Roundup. There were 446 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.76" at Ann Arbor. There were 121 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.26" at Watervliet.

So far 6791 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was a full gauge at Colonial Beach, Virginia.

Reports of 4" or more: 
Virginia - 13
Maryland - 4
Delaware 1
Ohio - 1
 
No new snow was reported. 
No snow was reported on the ground.