November 5, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 41º F, no stars were visible (cloudy) and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was -0.02" since yesterday. (29.89 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 upper 40's, with cloudy skies and northwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers, mainly before 1 PM.

The low today was 37º F and the high was 46º F. It was cloudy at 6 PM.

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

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 5th the low was 37º F, the high was 58º 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.

11/4/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.25" at Clarkrange. There were 309 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.34" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.55" at Anahuac. There were 537 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.31" at Crowley.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.39" at Sault Ste. Marie. There were 141 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.04" at Watervliet.
So far 6990 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.93" at Englewood, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
Florida - 11

The most new snow reported was 0.8" at Anchorage, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 6.0" at Anchorage, Alaska.