Thursday, May 19, 2011

So Long 50's and Clouds

For any of you who (and count me among those) have missed the warm temperatures with sunshine and are ready to be done with our Seattle-type weather, I have FANTASTIC NEWS!!!

WARMING UP
Prepare yourselves for the following: We will see highs on Thursday reach the middle 70's under a mainly cloudy sky with sunshine returning on Friday, high 83°. By Saturday morning we will START at 60° and rise to 87° by the afternoon with only a slight shot at a thunderstorm. Sunday will be hot again, high of 87° and a stray thunderstorm is possible.







MUCH BELOW NORMAL
Since Sunday, we've hovered nearly 20° below normal for our daytime highs.
Here is the list with the normal and difference following.
DAY:   DATE: HIGH: NORM: DIFF:
Sunday 5/15      55.1°    76°       -21°
Monday 5/16     54.4°   76°        -22°
Tuesday 5/17     55.0°    77°       -22°
Wed      5/18     57.6°    77°        -19°

*Latest Local Forecast*

Cookeville's Daily Almanac
5/19/2011 - Thursday
Wednesday's high: 57.6°
Wednesday's low: 48.4°

Normal High: 78°
Normal Low: 53°

Last Year: 81° and 54°
Records: 93° in 1962 and 35° in 2002


24-hour precip total: 0.00"
1.78" of rain fell on this date in 1983

INTERESTING TENNESSEE WEATHER HISTORY:
May 18, 1995:
Severe weather outbreak strikes Middle Tennessee. There are 15 confirmed tornadoes across the mid state, including an F4 which tears a 29 mile path across Lawrence and Giles Counties, killing 3, and injuring 32. A swath of hail damage extends from near Linden to Shelbyville. Hail as large as 3" is reported. Damage to homes and vehicles is extensive. A hailstorm in De Kalb County produces an estimated $1.5 million in damage. This is the 5th largest tornado outbreak in mid state history.


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