December 15, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was 2" of snow on the ground. There was 0.13" of water in my core sample. The 5:00 AM temperature was 23º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday. (29.97 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper teens, a high in the low 30's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southeast at around 5 mph. There is a slight chance of snow or sleet before noon, then a 50% chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet in the afternoon with accumulation of 0.5" possible, then a near 100% chance of freezing rain changing to rain after midnight.

The low today was 21º F and the high was 33º F. It was cloudy all day and there was a sprinkle at 6 PM. At 9 PM there was a light freezing rain and a glaze of ice formed on exposed surfaces.

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

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the mid 30's with cloudy skies. There is a slight chance of rain, freezing rain, or snow mix.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 15th the low was 28º F, the high was 53º 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.

12/14/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.12" at Cookville. There were 255 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 2.0" at Cookville and Jamestown.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Gallatin and Westmoreland.
No precipitation was reported in Texas. There were 411 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.48" at New Buffalo. There were 105 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 14.0" at New Buffalo.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.48" at New Buffalo. The most new snow reported was 14.0" at New Buffalo.
So far 6245 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.06" at Pembroke, Maine.

Reports of 4" or more:
Maine - 4


The most new snow reported was 18.0" at Wanatah, Indiana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 44.0" at Kingvale, California.