November 24, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.41" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 40º F, there were lots of stars visible (mostly clear) and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.01" since yesterday. (30.01 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 low 60's, with partly cloudy skies and then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Winds will be from the southeast at 5-10 mph and there is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 40º F and the high was 61º F. There were showers from the late morning through mid afternoon, then the sky cleared to mostly clear by 4 PM.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the low 70's with mostly cloudy skies with a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms. Thursday night there is a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms before midnight.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the low 40's with mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 24th the low was 51º F, the high was 60º F, and 0.01" 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.

11/23/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.71" at Brownsville. There were 321 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 2.66" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.69" at Houston. There were 520 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.73" at Wayland. There were 154 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Houghton and Ontonagon.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.96" at Niles.
So far 7172 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.97" at Clarendon, Arkansas (a 9 PM report).

Reports of 4" or more:
Arkansas - 1

The most new snow reported was 15.2" at Elgin, Oregon.
The most snow reported on the ground was 62.0" at Kingvale, California.