January 14, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning from snow flurries yesterday before 9 AM. There was about 1.0" of snow on the ground (with a core of 0.09"). The 5:00 AM temperature was 20º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.01" since yesterday morning. (30.15 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low teens, a high in the mid 30's, with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5 mph.

The low today was 14º F and the high was 38º F. There were a few stars visible at 6 PM.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper teens and a high in the low 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of freezing rain or sleet Saturday night.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 30's with cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of freezing rain, sleet or snow during the day and a 30% chance of snow Sunday night.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 14th the low was 23º F, the high was 49º 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.

1/13/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.14" at Pikeville. There were 239 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 3.9" at Pleasant Hill.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Gallatin. The most new snow reported was 0.5" at Hendersonville.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Los Fresnos, and Victoria. There were 469 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.38" at Buchanan. There were 105 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 5.0" at Niles.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.38" at Buchanan. The most new snow reported was 5.0" at Niles.

So far 6108 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.36" at Nehalem, Oregon.

Reports of 4" or more:
Hawaii - 2
Oregon - 2

The most new snow reported was 22.5" at Randolph, New Hampshire.
The most snow reported on the ground was 99.0" at Soda Springs, California.