January 17, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was a trace of snow on the ground. The 5:00 AM temperature was 33º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), a sprinkle of rain was falling, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.96 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the mid 40's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph. There is a 60% chance of rain.

The low today was 31ºF and the high was 46ºF. It was cloudy most of the day with an occasional sprinkle.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 40's with cloudy skies. There is a near 100% chance of rain during the day and a 30% chance of rain or snow before midnight.

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the upper 30's with mostly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 17th the low was 39º F, the high was 53º F, and 0.50" of 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.

1/16/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 226 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.36" at Harlingen. There were 694 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.66" at Grapevine.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.47" at Midland. There were 100 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 4.8" at Paradise.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.08" at Niles. The most new snow reported was 1.5" at Buchanan.

So far 5944 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.80" at Florence, Oregon.

Reports of 4" or more:
Oregon - 8
Washington - 1

The most new snow reported was 14.0" at Constableville, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 91.0" at Soda Springs, California.