February 26, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 22º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.03" since yesterday. (29.89 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast .
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 20's, a high in the low 40's , and partly cloudy skies with northwest winds 5-15 mph.

The low today was 21º F and the high was 44º F. It was partly cloudy most of the day.

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

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 26th the low was 50º F, the high was 69º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station. Daffodils were first noticed to be blooming on this date last year.

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.

2/25/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.29" at Erwin. 4.7" of new snow was also reported at Erwin. There were 255 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Gallatin, Portland , and Westmoreland. Stations at Gallatin and Westmorenad both reported 0.1" of new snow.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.12" at Round Rock. There were 445 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6166 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.36" at Portland, Maine. This was the only report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 18.5" at Randolph, New Hampshire.
The most snow reported on the ground was 62.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.