December 23, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 29º F, and there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph. The barometer reading was +0.12" since yesterday morning. (30.05 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 20's, a high in the upper 30's, with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northeast at around 5 mph.

The low today was 26º F and the high was 40º F. There were lots of stars visible at 6 PM.

Friday (Christmas Eve)
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of rain or sleet in the afternoon, then a 70% chance of snow Friday night with some accumulation possible.

Sabbath (Christmas)
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 30's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of snow with some accumulation possible.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 23rd the low was 43º F, the high was 57º 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.

12/22/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.31" at Mount Juliet. There were 274 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.10" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.05" at Livingston. There were 439 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.33" at Spalding. There were 108 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.10" at Niles. The most new snow was a trace at Buchanan and Stevensville.

So far 6294 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 7.08" at Silverado, California.

Reports of 4" or more:
California - 13
Nevada - 1

The most new snow reported was 8.5" at Elk Mountain, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 65.0" at Kingvale, California.