October 29, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 35º F, a lot of stars were visible (clear or mostly clear) and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.13" since yesterday. (30.09 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the mid 50's, with clear skies, and northeast winds around 5 mph.

The low today was 32º F and the high was 56º F. The sky was clear at 6 PM.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the mid 60's with clear skies.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 60's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 29th the low was 46º F, the high was 66º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for the 24 hour period preceding 5:30 AM 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.

10/28/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.68" at Erwin. There were 277 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.20" at Woodville. There were 488 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.41" at Gaylord. There were 142 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.03" at Niles.
So far 6996 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.59" at Alexander City, Alabama.

Reports of 4" or more:
Alabama - 2
North Carolina - 1

The most new snow reported was 3.5" at Sleetmute, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 9.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.