December 9, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 3.02" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 51º F, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were estimated to be 19-24 mph with stronger gusts.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 20's, a high in the upper 40's, partly cloudy skies in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then clearing to mostly clear overnight. Winds will be from the west at 15-25 mph with gusts to 35 mph or more.

The low today was 30º F and the high was 57º F. It was partly cloudy most of the day, with fairly strong winds. Nashville reported gusts up to 38 mph. The Christmas tree at the state capital was blown over and broken in the early morning hours before 5 AM.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper teens and a high in the mid 30's and mostly clear skies.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 40's, and mostly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 9th the low was 50º F, the high was 60º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Florida was -2º F on February 13, 1899 at Tallahassee.
(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.

12/8/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.48" at Deerlodge. There were 301 reports from Tennessee. The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.40" at Galvestan. There were 637 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.13" at Arlington.
So far 7002 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 6.21" at Gonzales, Louisiana. There were 12 reports of 4" or more from Louisiana and 1 each from Alabama and Mississippi.

The most new snow reported was 31.0" at Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 39.5" at Pagosa Springs, Colorado.