November 11, 2010

Thank you to all veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much that we can remain free. Each has contributed so much to the well being of America and the world and are very much appreciated by all good citizens who benefit from the sacrifices made for the land of the free and the home of the brave.


Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 41º F, lots of stars were visible (clear or mostly clear) and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.05" since yesterday. (30.04 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's, a high in the mid 70's, with clear skies and northeast winds around 5 mph.

The low today was 38º F and the high was 71º F. It was clear at 10 AM and there were lots of stars visible at 7:30 PM.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 70's with clear skies.

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the low 70's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers in the late afternoon and a 40% chance of showers Saturday night.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 11th the low was 46º F, the high was 62º F, and no 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.

11/10/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 249 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.70" at Texas City. There were 482 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.01" at Ann Arbor, Drummond, and Utica. There were 131 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
So far 6872 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.60" at Idleyld Park, Oregon.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 8.2" at Plevna, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 23.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.