January 12, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.03" of precipitation in the gauge this morning from 0.8" of new snow. There was about 2.0" of snow on the ground (with a core of 0.15"). The 5:00 AM temperature was 19º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.05" since yesterday morning. (30.02 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper teens, a high in the mid 20's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northwest at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. There is a chance of snow flurries.

The low today was 18º F and the high was 24º F. It was cloudy with snow flurries and snow showers most of the day.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid teens and a high in the mid 20's with partly cloudy skies.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low teens and a high in the mid 30's with mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 12th the low was 19º F, the high was 30º 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.

1/11/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.36" at Huntland. There were 260 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 5.2" at Huntland.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.06" at Hendersonville. The most new snow reported was 0.5" at Hendersonville.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.55" at El Cenizo. There were 501 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 0.5" at Dalhart and Texline.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Blue Mound and Richland Hills.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.15" at Hastings. There were 107 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 1.2" at Kalamazoo.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan, Niles, Stevensville, and Watervliet. The most new snow reported was 0.1" at Buchanan.

So far 6425 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.45" at Dade City, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 11.0" at Hildreth, Nebraska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 99.0" at Soda Springs, California.