February 23, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.01" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 34º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was +0.04" since yesterday. (29.77 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 low 40's , and mostly cloudy skies with northwest winds 5-10. There could be some light drizzle in the morning.

The low today was 32º F and the high was 37º F. It was cloudy all day with a little mist in the morning.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the upper 30's with mostly cloudy skies and a 20% chance of snow showers or flurries.

Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 40's with clear or mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 23rd the low was 16º F, the high was 40º F, and trace of precipitation was recorded 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.

2/22/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.68" at Huntland. There were 324 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.44" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.77" at Celina. There were 511 reports from Texas.
the most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.24" at Fort Worth.
So far 6691 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.62" at Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

The most new snow reported was 14.5" at Sparks, Nevada.
The most snow reported on the ground was 70.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.