January 20, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 32º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.13" since yesterday morning. (29.91 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 upper 30's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 100% chance of snow after noon with up to an inch accumulation after noon. Tonight there is an 80% chance of snow with an additional accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Snow should end by midnight except for possible flurries.

The low today was 22ºF and the high was 33ºF. The snow started mid afternoon and continued until about 8 PM. There was 1.9" on the ground when I got home at 8 PM and just a light snow mist was falling.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper teens and a high in the mid 20's with mostly clear skies. There is a chance of snow flurries early.

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the upper 30's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a chance of snow flurries.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 20th the low was 51º F, the high was 55º F, and 0.37" 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.

1/19/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.10" at Petros. There were 294 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 0.2" at Springfield.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.38" at Westmoreland. The most new snow was a trace at Bethpage, Hendersonville, and Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.40" at Nederland. There were 457 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Blue Mound and Fort Worth.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.23" at Lum. There were 102 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 3.5" at Mikado.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.03" at Niles. The most new snow was a trace at Niles.

So far 6498 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.29" at Saraland, Alabama.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 11.5" at Jackson, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 58.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.