November 27, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was frost. The 5:00 AM temperature was 30º F, there were lots of stars visible (mostly clear or clear) and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.02" since yesterday. (29.96 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 mid 40's, with clear skies and northwest winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 27º F and the high was 48º F. It was clear all day.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 50's with clear skies.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the upper 50's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms after noon, then a 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms overnight.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 27th the low was 32º F, the high was 49º 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.

11/26/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.19" at Jackson. There were 298 reports from Tennessee. There was 0.2" of new snow reported at Clarksville and Dover.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.07" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.26" at Karnack. There were 443 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.05" at Azle.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.65" at Hastings. There were 111 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 4.5" at Houghton.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.21" at Watervliet.
So far 5884 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.11" at Hingtonburg, Indiana.

Reports of 4" or more:
Alaska - 1
Indiana - 1

The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 19.0" at Anchorage, Alaska and Teton Village, Wyoming.