December 4, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.03" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 36º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy) and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was -0.06" 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 upper 40's, with mostly cloudy skies and northwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a 60% chance of showers in the morning.

The low today was 34º F and the high was 52º F. It was cloudy at 9:30 AM, mostly cloudy at 1 PM, and cloudy at 4 PM.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the mid 30's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a slight chance of flurries in the afternoon.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper teens and a high in the low 30's with mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 4th 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.

12/3/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.05" at Cookville. There were 255 reports from Tennessee. There was a trace of new snow reported at a few places.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Washington. There were 433 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.34" at Gaylord. There were 115 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 7.9" at Paradise.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchannon, Niles and Watervliet.
So far 6290 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.61" at Ookala, Hawaii.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 18.0" at Depew, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 57.0" at Kingvale, California.