November 18, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 39º F, a few stars were visible (partly cloudy?) and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.09" since yesterday. (29.94 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's, a high in the mid 50's, with mostly cloudy skies in the morning becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon, and northwest winds around 5 mph There is a 20% chance of showers before noon.

The low today was 35º F and the high was 53º F. There were no stars visible at 6 PM.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the upper 50'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 mid 60's with mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 18th the low was 44º F, the high was 53º F, and 0.12" of 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.

11/17/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.74" at Cleveland. There were 335 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.14" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.02" at Bullard and Mathis. There were 463 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Richland Hills.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.96" at St. Clair. There were 145 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
So far 7291 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.90" at Tallahassee, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 8.6" at Vail, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 16.5" at Breckinridge and Cowdrey, Colorado.