December 1, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.07" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 29º F, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were calm. There was frost.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's, a high in the mid 50's, clear skies, and light southeast winds. There is a 50% chance of rain overnight.


Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the upper 40's and cloudy skies with a 90% chance of rain.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 40's, mostly cloudy skies in the morning becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon, with an 20% chance of snow or rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 1st the low was 33º F, the high was 39º F, and 0.09" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for California was -45º F on January 20, 1937 at Boca.

(2009 The World Almanac and Book of Facts. When the 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.

11/30/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.13" at Ramer. There were 344 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.69" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.46" at Goliad. There were 684 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.11" at Bedford.
So far 6830 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.46" at Goliad, Texas.

The most new snow reported was 8.0" at Cloudcroft, New Mexico.
The most snow reported on the ground was 16.5" at Anchorage, Alaska.

TN-SR-32 Weather History
November 2009 had 0.87" of rain, the average low temperature was 41.3ºF and the average high was 62.2ºF.
November 2008 had 2.26" of rain, the average low temperature was 35.7ºF and the average high was 54.9ºF.
November 2007 had 3.62" of rain, the average low temperature was 36.8ºF and the average high was 57.9ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
November 2006 had 4.1" of rain, the average low was 39.3ºF and the average high was 59.1ºF.
November 2005 had 3.7" of rain, the average low was 38.8ºF and the average high was 60.7ºF.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of November -
2009 - 55.53"
2008 - 51.99"
2007 - 39.19"
2006 - 47.6"
2005 - 45.9"