December 30, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.25" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 44º F, there were a few stars visible (mostly cloudy or partly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was -0.07" since yesterday morning. (29.96 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's, a high in the upper 40's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 10-20 mph. There is a 20% chance of scattered showers.

The low today was 41º F and the high was 56º F. There were a few stars visible at 6 PM.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the low 60's with cloudy skies and a 20% chance of scattered showers. There is a near 100% chance of showers or a possible thunderstorm Friday night.

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 50's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers during the day and a 30% chance of showers Saturday night.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 30th the low was 31º F, the high was 48º 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.

12/29/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.23" at Cleveland. There were 217 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.50" at Friendswood. There were 626 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.35" at North Richland Hills.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was a trace at 17 locations. There were 93 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was a trace at 12 locations.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan. The most new snow reported was a trace at Buchanan.

So far 5853 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.40" at Shelter Cove, California.

Reports of 4" or more:
California - 2

The most new snow reported was 32.0" at Soda Springs, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 109.0" at Soda Springs, California