December 16, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.25" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was a trace of snow on the ground. The 5:00 AM temperature was 42º F, there was a light rain falling, and there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 13-18 mph. The barometer reading was -0.28 since yesterday. (29.69 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the mid 40's, with cloudy skies. There is 60% chance of rain showers.

The low today was 31º F and the high was 47º F. It was cloudy all day with occasional light showers through the morning and early afternoon.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the mid 30's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a slight chance of drizzle or flurries Friday night.

Sabbath
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 mostly cloudy skies. There is a slight chance of snow flurries.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 16th the low was 24º F, the high was 40º 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.

12/15/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.19" at Lafayette. There were 270 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Washington. There were 459 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.22" at Scottville. There were 113 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 2.8" at Walkerville.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.10" at Watervliet. The most new snow reported was 2.2" at Niles.
So far 6245 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.83" at Kingvale, California.

Reports of 4" or more:
none


The most new snow reported was 16.0" at Camillus, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 54.0" at Kingvale, California.