November 28, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was frost. The 5:00 AM temperature was 25º F, there were lots of stars visible (mostly clear or clear) and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.05" since yesterday. (30.01 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 20's, a high in the mid 50's, with clear skies and southeast winds around 5 mph.

The low today was 25º F and the high was 54º F. It was clear all day.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers after noon. There is a 90% chance of showers overnight and a thunderstorm is possible.

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the mid 50's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers, mainly before noon, then a 30% chance of rain or snow before midnight, then a chance of flurries.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 28th the low was 32º F, the high was 67º 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.

11/27/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.37" at Huntland. There were 217 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.75" at Hileshire Village. There were 346 reports from Texas.
N o precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.54" at Paradise. There were 104 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 6.5" at Paradise.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
So far 5353 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.56" at Brookings, Oregon.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 10.5" at Beaver Falls, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 54.0" at Kingvale, California.