October 30, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 33º F, a lot of stars were visible (clear or mostly clear) and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday. (30.09 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer). There was frost.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's, a high in the upper 60's, with clear skies, and southwest winds 10-15 mph.

The low today was 31º F and the high was 67º F. It was mostly clear all day.

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

Monday
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 mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 30th the low was 57º F, the high was 76º 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.

10/29/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.05" at Cleveland. There were 260 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.12" at Eagle Pass. There were 464 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.24" at Gaylord. There were 141 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.06" at Watervliet.
So far 6996 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.07" at Point Arena, California.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 2.1" at Eagle River, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 8.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.