December 21, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 40º F, and there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.03 since yesterday. (29.93 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's, a high in the mid 40's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at around 5 mph. There is a 30% chance of rain today.

The low today was 39º F and the high was 46º F. It was cloudy with a sprinkle at 6 PM.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the low 40's with mostly cloudy skies.

Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the low 40's with mostly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 21st the low was 28º F, the high was 40º 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.

12/20/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Jonesborough, Kyles Ford, and Lafayette. There were 238 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was a trace at Jonesborough.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.26" at Livingston. There were 405 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.04" at New Baltimore and Waterford. There were 100 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 1.0" at New Baltimore.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.
So far 6306 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.88" at Crestline, 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 55.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.