November 13, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 50º F, lots of stars were visible (clear or mostly clear) and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.02" since yesterday. (30.06 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the low 70's, with partly cloudy skies and southwest winds 5-15 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers after noon and a 40% chance of showers tonight.

The low today was 48º F and the high was 71º F. It was mostly clear at 8:30 AM, partly cloudy at 1 PM, and cloudy by 4 PM. There were some light showers overnight.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 50's with partly cloudy skies.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 50's with cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers during the day and a 40% chance of showers Monday night.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 13th the low was 35º F, the high was 66º 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.

11/12/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 238 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.50" at Cleveland. There were 580 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Amarillo.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.02" at Crowley.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.08" at Garden Corners. There were 133 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
So far 6806 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.50" at Cleveland, Texas.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 6.0" at Gurley, Nebraska and Sargents, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 17.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.