November 20, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 42º F, lots of stars were visible (clear or mostly clear) and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday. (30.00 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 60's, with partly cloudy skies and southwest winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 40º F and the high was 66º F. It was partly cloudy at 8:30 AM, 1 PM and 5 PM.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly clear skies.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the upper 60's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers Monday night.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 20th the low was 37º F, the high was 62º 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.

11/19/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.04" at Westmoreland. There were 246 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.04" at Westmoreland (my station).
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Mathis. There were 458 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.12" at Gaylord. There were 119 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 0.6" at Gaylord.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan.
So far 6331 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.20" at Craftsbury Common, Vermont.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 8.3" at McLeod, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 16.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.