November 15, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 31º F, few stars were visible (mostly cloudy) and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.06" since yesterday. (29.97 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the mid 50's, with mostly cloudy skies and northeast winds around 5 mph. There is a 40% chance of showers after noon, then a 70% chance of showers tonight.

The low today was 29º F and the high was 47º F. It was cloudy at 6 PM.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 50's with cloudy skies. There is a 90% chance of showers (and possibly a thunderstorm) during the day and a 30% chance of showers Tuesday night.

Wednesday
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 partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 15th the low was 47º F, the high was 72º 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.

11/14/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.56" at Dover. There were 292 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.47" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.20" at Kirbyville. There were 395 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Richland Hills.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.72" at Ironwood. There were 144 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported for Michigan was 0.3" at Houghton.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.06" at Niles.
So far 5833 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.10" at Hector, Minnesota.

Reports of 4" or more:
Minnesota - 1

The most new snow reported was 10.0" in Little Canada, Minnesota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 14.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.