December 5, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.09" of precipitation in the gauge this morning and a trace of snow on the ground. The 5:00 AM temperature was 30º 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. (29.99 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 mid 30's, with partly cloudy skies and northwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a slight chance of snow flurries.

The low today was 27º F and the high was 35º F. It was cloudy all day with the occasional snow flurry.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 30's with mostly clear skies.



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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 5th the low was 22º F, the high was 37º 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.

12/4/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.26" at Jamestown. There were 257 reports from Tennessee. There was 0.2" of new snow reported at Bristol, Church Hill, Gray, and Kyles Ford.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.10" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Floresville, Hondo, Kingsbury, Lexington, Marion, and Washington. There were 378 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.09" at Charevoix and Traverse City. There were 106 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 1.5" at Gaylord.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.06" at New Buffalo. There was 0.3" of new snow at Niles and Stevensville.
So far 5884 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.25" at Harvard, Illinois.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 11.7" at Lakeville, Minnesota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 55.0" at Kingvale, California.