January 15, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was about 0.5" of snow on the ground (with a core of 0.06"). The 5:00 AM temperature was 31º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was -0.06" since yesterday morning. (30.09 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 40's, with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 30º F and the high was 47º F. There were a few stars visible at 6:30 PM.

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

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 90% chance of freezing rain, sleet or snow before 9 Am changing to rain during the day.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 15th the low was 35º F, the high was 59º 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.

1/14/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Jamestown and McMinnville. There were 229 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 0.5" at Jamestown.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Hendersonville and Westmoreland. The most new snow reported was a trace at Hendersonville and Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.33" at Port Aransas. There were 463 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.41" at Holland. There were 105 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 8.5" at Holland.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.08" at Watervliet. The most new snow reported was 2.1" at Buchanan.

So far 6015 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.42" at North Bend, Washington.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 10.5" at Forestville, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 96.0" at Soda Springs, California.