January 13, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.01" of precipitation in the gauge this morning from 0.4" of new snow. There was about 2.0" of snow on the ground (with a core of 0.08"). The 5:00 AM temperature was 17º F, there were a few stars visible (mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.12" since yesterday morning. (30.14 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 before noon and a 50% chance of snow showers or flurries, then clearing to mostly clear in the afternoon. Winds will be from the north at 5 mp.

The low today was 16º F and the high was 28º F. There were snow flurries before 9 AM, then partly cloudy skies the rest of the day.

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

Sabbath
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 partly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of rain before midnight and a slight chance of snow after midnight.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 13th the low was 13º F, the high was 43º 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.

1/12/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.21" at Clarkrange, Greeneville, Pleasant Hill, and Smithville. There were 256 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 4.5" at Clarkrange.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.04" at Portland. The most new snow reported was 0.8" at Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.20" at Laredo. There were 457 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.81" at Newport. There were 115 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 8.0" at St. Clair.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.18" at Niles. The most new snow reported was 2.5" at Niles.

So far 6392 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.42" at Ookala, Hawaii.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 27.0" at East Hampton, Connecticut.
The most snow reported on the ground was 101.0" at Soda Springs, California.