September 3, 2011

Happy Birthday Erin!!!
Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 68º F, it was mostly clear or clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.08" since yesterday morning. (29.92 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 60's and a high in the upper 90's with clear skies. Winds will be from the east southeast at around 5 mph.

The low today was 67ºF and the high was 96ºF. It was clear all morning and a few clouds came in through the afternoon so that it was partly cloudy by sunset.
           
Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 70's and a high in the mid 80's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms after 1 PM and a 70% chance of rain overnight.
   
Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 60s and a high in the mid 70's with cloudy skies.  There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms.                

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 3rd the low was 60º F, the high was 78º 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.

9/2/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.80" at Altamont. There were 246 reports from Tennessee. 
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.  
    
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.24" at Austwell. There were 479 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.   

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.33" at Plainwell. There were 123 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.01" at Stevensville.

So far 6819 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.47" at Foley, Alabama.      

Reports of 4" or more: 
none
       
No new snow was reported. 
No snow was reported on the ground.