November 12, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 44º F, lots of stars were visible (clear or mostly clear) and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.04" since yesterday. (30.08 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 south winds around 5 mph.

The low today was 40º F and the high was 73º F. There were lots of stars visible at 6 PM.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the low 70's with most cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers during the day and a 40% chance Saturday night.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 50's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 40% chance of showers during the day and a 50% chance of showers during the night.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 12th the low was 37º F, the high was 60º 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.

11/11/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 236 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.21" at Baytown. There were 475 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.03" at Utica. There were 127 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
So far 6189 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.21" at Baytown, Texas.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 5.5" at Burns, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 19.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.