December 29, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 34º F, there was a trace of snow on the ground and there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (30.03 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 low 40's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at around 5 mph. There is a 40% chance of scattered showers in the afternoon and a 60% chance of showers Wednesday night.

The low today was 29º F and the high was 41º F. There were no stars visible at 6 PM and a light rain was falling.

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

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the low 60's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of showers during the day and a 70% chance of showers or a thunderstorm Friday night.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 29th the low was 23º F, the high was 39º 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.

12/28/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.04" at Whitwell. There were 240 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.31" at Hollywood Park. There were 484 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Bedford.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was a trace at 13 locations. There were 95 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was a trace at 11 locations.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan and Stevensville. The most new snow reported was a trace at Buchanan and Stevensville.

So far 5853 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.41" at Nehalem, Oregon.

Reports of 4" or more:
Oregon - 2

The most new snow reported was 18.0" at Whitefield, New Hampshire.
The most snow reported on the ground was 84.0" at Soda Springs, California