March 4, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 30º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.04" since yesterday. (29.88 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 20's, a high in the mid 40's , and partly cloudy skies with northwest winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 23º F and the high was 49º F. It was mostly clear or partly cloudy almost all day.

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

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the mid 50's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 4th the low was 26º F, the high was 59º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station. The first Crocus blooms were observed.

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.

3/3/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.45" at Winchester. The most new snow reported was 4.4" at Erwin. There were 283 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.09" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.02" at Rockwall, San Marcos, Sugar Land, and Wells Branch. There were 468 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6197 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.56" at Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

The most new snow reported was 8.5" at Waynesville, North Carolina.
The most snow reported on the ground was 74.0" at Kingsvale, California.