December 19, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 21º F, and there were many to lots of stars visible (partly cloudy or mostly clear), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.01 since yesterday. (29.95 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 mid 30's, with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be calm.

The low today was 19º F and the high was 39º F. It was clear through the early afternoon, then became partly cloudy.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the mid 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of rain or snow Monday night.

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the upper 40's with cloudy skies and a 30% chance of showers.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 19th the low was 32º F, the high was 40º F, and 0.24" 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.

12/18/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.25" at Murfreesboro. There were 228 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 1.0" at Jamestown.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.15" at Livingston. There were 373 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 2.0" at Amarillo.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.17" at Houghton. There were 97 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 4.0" at Houghton.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan. The most new snow was a trace at Buchanan.
So far 5811 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.06" at Oakhurst, California.

Reports of 4" or more:
California - 2


The most new snow reported was 14.5" at Las Vegas, New Mexico.
The most snow reported on the ground was 56.0" at Kingvale, California.