December 1, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.87" of precipitation in the gauge this morning, and a trace of snow on the autos. The 5:00 AM temperature was 32º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy) and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph. The barometer reading was +0.07" since yesterday. (29.92 inches 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, with mostly clear skies and west winds around 5-15 mph.

The low today was 28º F and the high was 39º F. Lots of stars were visible at 7:30 PM.

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

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the upper 40's with mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 1st the low was 27º F, the high was 53º F, and 0.07" 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.

11/30/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 4.05" at Hillsboro. There were 356 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 2.03" at Portland (5 PM).
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.68" at Zavalla. There were 469 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Arlington.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.00" at Garden Corners. There were 158 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.61" at Niles.
So far 7204 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.33" at Huntsville, Alabama (5:30 PM report).

Reports of 4" or more:
Alabama - 25
North Carolina - 1
Tennessee - 1

The most new snow reported was 12.0" at Lead, South Dakota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 29.0" at Lead, South Dakota.


TN-SR-32 Weather History
November 2010 had 5.61" of rain, the average low temperature was 38.4º F and the average high was 59.8º F.
November 2009 had 0.87" of rain, the average low temperature was 41.3ºF and the average high was 62.2º F.
November 2008 had 2.26" of rain, the average low temperature was 35.7ºF and the average high was 54.9º F.
November 2007 had 3.62" of rain, the average low temperature was 36.8ºF and the average high was 57.9º F.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
November 2006 had 4.1" of rain, the average low was 39.3ºF and the average high was 59.1º F.
November 2005 had 3.7" of rain, the average low was 38.8ºF and the average high was 60.7º F.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of November -


2010 - 52.71"
2009 - 55.53"
2008 - 51.99"
2007 - 39.19"
2006 - 47.6"
2005 - 45.9"