December 12, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.00" of precipitation in the gauge this morning (mostly from rain, there was just a trace of sleet/snow on the ground) . The 5:00 AM temperature was 29º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy), a very light snow was falling, and winds were estimated to be 19-24 mph. The barometer reading was -0.36" since yesterday. (29.63 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 20's, a high in the low 40's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the west at 15-25 mph. There is a 100% chance of snow showers with accumulation of up to 2 inches possible.

The low today was 18º F and the high was 43º F. (The high was at around midnight.) It was cloudy and cold all day with the after 5 AM high 29º F. There were snow flurries through the morning, then snow showers all afternoon. Accumulation was 3" by 5 PM and 4" by 6:30 PM.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid teens and a high in the low 20's with cloudy skies clearing to mostly clear by evening. There is a chance of flurries before noon.

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low around 8 and a high in the mid 20's with mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 12th the low was 21º F, the high was 45º 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.

12/11/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.03" at Erin. There were 256 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Jasper and Round Rock. There were 387 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.26" at Kalamazoo. There were 102 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 1.3" at White Cloud.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
So far 5990 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.31" at Eugene, Oregon.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 12.0" at Eden Prairie, Isanti, Minneapolis, and New Brighton, Minnesota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 47.0" at Kingvale, California.