November 26, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.91" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was a trace of ice from freezing rain. The 5:00 AM temperature was 31º F, there were a few stars visible (mostly cloudy) and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph with some stronger gusts. The barometer reading was -0.02" since yesterday. (29.94 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 20's, a high in the low 40's, with clear skies and northwest winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 28º F and the high was 41º F. The sky cleared off by 8 AM and it was clear all day.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the upper 40's with clear skies.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the mid 50's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 26th the low was 36º F, the high was 47º 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.

11/25/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.99" at McMinnville. There were 254 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.39" at Westmoreland (my station).
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.38" at Wichita Falls. There were 371 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Arlington and Blue Mound.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.74" at Dowagiac. There were 126 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Houghton.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.43" at Watervliet.
So far 5516 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.50" at Ava, Missouri.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 6.7" at Anchorage, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 56.0" at Kingvale, California.