November 14, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.10" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 43º F, no stars were visible (cloudy) and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday. (30.03 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the mid 50's, with mostly clear skies and northwest winds around 5 mph.

The low today was 33º F and the high was 55º F. It was cloudy early, cleared off by mid morning and was clear the majority of the day.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the mid 50's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers during the day and a 40% chance of showers Monday night.

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 50's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers during the day and a 50% chance of showers Tuesday night.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 14th the low was 42º F, the high was 70º 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.

11/13/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.15" at Ripley. There were 249 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.03" at Floresville. There were 548 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 2.0" at Panhandle.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.83" at Saginaw.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.45" at Spalding. There were 130 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported for Michigan was 1.6" at Watersmeet
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
So far 6147 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.69" at Mason City, Iowa.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 12.0" in Pocahontas County, Iowa.
The most snow reported on the ground was 15.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.