December 20, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 25º 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. (29.96 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 40's, with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southeast at around 5 mph. There is a 40% chance of precipitation tonight, with rain before midnight and then a chance of rain/sleet mix. No accumulation expected.

The low today was 22º F and the high was 45º F. It was mostly clear early, then partly cloudy most of the day.

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

Wednesday
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 partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 20th the low was 32º F, the high was 36º F, and 0.09" of precipitation with 0.2" of snow 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.

12/19/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at several locations. There were 210 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was a trace at several locations.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Texas. There were 357 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.10" at Drummond. There were 98 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 2.7" at Walkerville.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan and Niles. The most new snow was a trace at Buchanan and Niles.
So far 5749 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.07" at Oakhurst, California.

Reports of 4" or more:
California - 2


The most new snow reported was 20.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 60.0" at Kingvale, California.