There was 0.57" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 56º F, there were no stars visible (mostly cloudy or cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 13-18 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was -0.13" since yesterday morning. (29.83 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).
Forecast
Today (New Years Day)
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's, a high in the upper 50's, with cloudy skies. The temperature will fall as the day progresses. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 80% chance of showers before noon.
Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the upper 30's with clear skies.
Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the mid 40's with clear skies.
Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 1st the low was 19º F, the high was 36º F, and 0.24" of precipitation was recorded for the period of 12/27/2009 through 6PM on 1/1/2010 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.
12/31/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.54" at Maryville. There were 238 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.65" at Ingram. There were 434 reports from Texas. The most new snow was 2.4" at El Paso.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Arlington and Mansfield.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.48" at Grand Junction. There were 98 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.02" at Niles.
So far 6339 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.71" at Conway, Missouri.
Reports of 4" or more:
The most new snow reported was 11.0" at Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 108.0" at Soda Springs, California
TN-SR-32 Weather History
December 2010 had 3.04" of precipitation, the average low was 24.9º F and the average high was 39.6º F. There was 8.5" of snow in December.
December 2009 had 4.98" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 30.6º F and the average high was 46.7º F.
December 2008 had 6.66" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 29.5º F and the average high was 50.0º F.
December 2007 had 5.04" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 34.8º F and the average high was 52.1º F.
(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
December 2006 had 2.8" of precipitation, the average low was 33.9º F and the average high was 55.3º F.
December 2005 had 2.1" of precipitation, the average low was 27.2º F and the average high was 44.7º F.
Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of December -
2010 - 55.99"
2009 - 60.51"
2008 - 58.65"
2007 - 44.23"
2006 - 50.4"
2005 - 47.9"
Snow from beginning of year through the end of December -
2010 - 22.9"
2009 - 2.6"
2008 - 6.8"
2007 - 4.5"
2006 - 14.0"
2005 - 1.7"
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