Deember 31, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 50º F, there were no stars visible (mostly cloudy or cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.96 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the low 60's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 10-20 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon, then a near 100% chance of showers or thunderstorm tonight.

The low today was 49º F and the high was 66ºF. It was cloudy or mostly cloudy most of the day. Light showers started around 8:30 PM.

Sabbath (New Years Day)
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 40's with cloudy skies and a 60% chance of showers or a thunderstorm.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 31st the low was 36º F, the high was 45º 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.

12/30/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.45" at Troy. There were 255 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.27" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.43" at Richmond. There were 540 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Bedford, Mansfield, and Richland Hills.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.10" at Durand. There were 96 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was a trace at 3 locations.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.03" at Niles.

So far 6426 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.43" at Richmond, Texas.

Reports of 4" or more:
Louisiana - 2
Texas - 2

The most new snow reported was 25.0" at Williams, Arizona.
The most snow reported on the ground was 110.0" at Soda Springs, California