January 2, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.48" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 23º F, there were lots of stars visible (mostly clear or clear), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.13" since yesterday morning. (29.96 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 20's, a high in the upper 30's, with clear skies. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 21º F and the high was 37º F. It was clear all day.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the mid 40's with clear skies.

Tuesday
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.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 2nd the low was 14º F, the high was 25º F, and no precipitation was recorded for the period since 5:30 AM the day before 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.

1/1/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.20" at Ardmore. There were 312 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.93" at Westmoreland (6 PM report).
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.39" at De Kalb. There were 389 reports from Texas. The most new snow was 0.7" at El Paso.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.90" at Hastings. There were 110 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 0.3" at White Cloud.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.40" at Niles.

So far 5887 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.64" at Huntsville, Alabama.

Reports of 4" or more:

Alabama - 12

Mississippi - 4

The most new snow reported was 14.0" at Aberdeen, South Dakota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 112.0" at Soda Springs, California.