February 1, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning and there was 4.5" of snow on the ground. The 5:30 AM temperature was 17º F, the sky was clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.04 since yesterday's reading. (30.01 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 20's, a high in the upper 30's, partly cloudy skies, and light southeast winds.

The low today was 14º F and the high was 44º F. It was partly cloudy most of the day, becoming mostly cloudy and then cloudy late in the day.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 40's with partly cloudy skies.

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 40's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 1st the low was 39º F, the high was 64º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for North Carolina was -34º F on January 25, 1985 at Mount Mitchell.
(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.

1/31/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.60" at Oak Ridge (It seems several people in Tennessee are confused as how to record snow events). The most snow reported was 1.1" at several locations in East Tennessee. There were 249 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Westmoreland. The most new snow reported was 0.1" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.42" at Victoria. There were 386 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5475 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation is hard to say, many reports of precipitation seem to be mixed up with amounts of snow or ice. There was a report of 1.33" at Varnell, South Carolina that may have been correct.

The most new snow reported was 15.1" at Ridge, Maryland.
The most snow reported on the ground was 98.0" at Soda Springs, California.


TN-SR-32 Weather History
January 2010 had 4.27" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 24.2º F and the average high was 40.4º F.
January 2009 had 7.12" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 24.2ºF and the average high was 42.7ºF.
January 2008 had 3.84" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 25.1º F and the average high was 44.0º F.
January 2007 had 4.53" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 31.4ºF and the average high was 48.2ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
January 2006 had 7.3" of precipitation, the average low was 35.0ºF and the average high was 54.3ºF.
January 2005 had 5.1" of precipitation, the average low was 34.0ºF and the average high was 49.6ºF.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of January -
2010 - 4.27"
2009 - 7.12"
2008 - 3.84"
2007 - 4.53"
2006 - 7.3"
2005 - 5.1"