December 8, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning from snow flurries yesterday which left 0.2" of snow on the ground briefly mid-morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 15º F, there were many stars visible (partly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.02" since yesterday. (30.02 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid teens, a high in the low 30's, with mostly cloudy skies early clearing to mostly clear by evening. Winds will be from the northwest winds at around 5 mph.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 40's with mostly clear skies.

The low today was 13º F and the high was 32º F. There were lots of stars visible at 6 PM.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the mid 40's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 8th the low was 39º F, the high was 57º F, and 0.01" 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.

12/7/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.31" at Erwin. There were 257 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow reported was 4.4" at Erwin.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace (snow flurries)" at Bethpage, Hendersonville, and Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Victoria. There were 439 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.70" at Fennville. There were 108 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 10.5" at Dowagiac.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.36" at Watervliet. The mos new snow was 4.9" at Niles.
So far 6255 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.69" at Point Arena, California.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 20.0" at Underhill, Vermont.
The most snow reported on the ground was 52.0" at Kingvale, California.