December 9, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 15º F, there were lots of stars visible (clear or mostly clear), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.02" since yesterday. (30.04 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 40's, with mostly clear skies early becoming mostly cloudy by noon. Winds will be from the south at around 5 mph.

The low today was 14º F and the high was 41º F. There were no stars visible at 6 PM.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the upper 40's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of showers after midnight Friday night.

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the upper 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 80% chance of showers and a possibility of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The chance of rain continues until midnight, then there is a chance of rain/snow mix.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 9th the low was 30º F, the high was 57º F, and 3.02" 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.

12/8/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.03" at Monterey and Washburn. There were 241 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow reported was 0.5" at Athens, Harriman, and Monterey.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Hendersonville, Portland, and Westmoreland. The most new snow was 0.2" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.71" at Edna. There were 483 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.13" at Arlington.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.32" at Chatham. There were 103 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 9.8" at Chatham.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.03" at Niles. The most new snow was 0.5" at Buchanan and Niles.
So far 6346 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.36" at Hoodsport, Washington.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 15.2" at Fayetteville and Lacona, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 40.0" at Randolph, New York.