January 11, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.03" of precipitation in the gauge this morning from 0.2" of new snow. There was about 1.5" of snow on the ground (with a core of 0.16"). The 5:00 AM temperature was 30º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.02" since yesterday morning. (29.97 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 low 30's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. There is a 70% chance of snow with accumulation of 1 - 2 inches possible.

The low today was 24º F and the high was 33º F. It was cloudy all day with snow showers much of the afternoon.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the mid 20's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of snow with little accumulation expected.

Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low teens and a high in the mid 20's with partly cloudy skies. There is a chance of snow flurries after noon.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 11th the low was 16º F, the high was 36º F, and a trace of precipitation (snow) 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.

1/10/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.77" at Lewisburg. There were 294 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 10.0" at Pulaski.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.18" at Gallatin. The most new snow reported was 2.0" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.39" at West. There were 551 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 5.5" at McKinney.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.38" at North Richland Hills. The most new snow reported was 0.5" at Bedford and Fort Worth.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.06" at Holland. There were 109 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 2.5" at Holland.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.02" at Stevensville. The most new snow reported was 0.7" at Stevensville.

So far 6805 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.39" at West, Texas.

Reports of 4" or more:

none

The most new snow reported was 13.0" at Killdeer, North Dakota and Huntington, Vermont.
The most snow reported on the ground was 99.0" at Soda Springs, California.