November 3, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 52º F, no stars were visible (cloudy) and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.01" since yesterday. (30.04 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the low 60's, with cloudy skies, and calm winds. There is a 60% chance of showers after 7 AM.

The low today was 50º F and the high was 55º F. It was a soggy day without a lot of rain accumulation, just 0.09" was in the gauge at 6 PM with clouds and a heavy mist when I got home. It was raining a little at around 8 PM.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 50's with partly cloudy skies.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 3rd the low was 36º F, the high was 59º 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.

11/2/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Memphis. There were 237 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 7.12" at Willis. There were 703 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was a trace at Ellsworth, Paradise, and Traverse City. There were 124 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
So far 6604 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.12" at Willis, Texas.

Reports of 4" or more:
Texas - 11
Louisiana - 3

The most new snow reported was 4.2" at Anchorage, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 6.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.