December 14, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning (from snow flurries before 7 AM on 12/13.) There was 3" of snow on the ground with some drifts of over a foot. There was 0.015" of water in my core sample. The 5:00 AM temperature was 4º F, there were lots of stars visible (clear or mostly clear), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.15" since yesterday. (29.97 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid single digits, a high in the low 20's, with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the northwest at around 5 mph. There is a 20% chance of snow after midnight.

The low today was 1º F and the high was 25º F. It was clear or mostly clear until around 3 PM, when it became partly cloudy.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid teens and a high in the low 30's with cloudy skies. There is a chance of snow in the morning, then a chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet between noon and 3 PM, then a chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet after 3 PM. Chance of precipitation during the day is 40%. During the night there is a 70% chance of snow and sleet.

Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the low 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 14th the low was 50º F, the high was 65º F, and a trace of 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.

12/13/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was ? (it seems obvious that the snow causes a lot of confusion on how to report, some report snow as the precipitation amount and others seem to take there amount of snow and divide by 10 to get the amount of precipitation and others mystify me as to what they are reporting. It is a guess as to how much rain would have fallen in different locations before the snow, so I won't try to decipher the correct amounts.) There were 293 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was perhaps the 15.0" at Monterey or maybe the 11.0" at Cookville, or maybe even the 9.0" at Jamestown. I'm pretty sure the 25.0" at Dover with 0.02" of water is not correct.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.13" at Hendersonville. The most new snow reported was 5.0" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at San Marcos. There were 420 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.11" at Bloomfield township and New Baltimore. There were 114 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 10.0" at Alpena.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.60" at New Buffalo. The most new snow reported was 5.1" at Niles.
So far 6552 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.54" at North Conway, New Hampshire.

Reports of 4" or more:
Rhode Island - 3
Maine - 1
Massachusetts - 1
New Hampshire - 1


The most new snow reported was 16.0" at Westville, Indiana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 25.0" at Ellsworth, Wisconsin.