January 24, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning and a trace of snow on the ground. The 5:00 AM temperature was 35º F, there were few stars visible (partly cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.95 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 mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of rain with some possible snow mixed in before 10 AM and after midnight.

The low today was 32ºF and the high was 46ºF. There were no stars visible at 6 PM and there was a sprinkle of rain falling.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the mid 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of rain and or snow in the during the day, then a 60% chance of rain changing to snow after midnight. Some accumulation is possible.

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. There is a 40% chance of snow in the morning.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 24th the low was 47º F, the high was 56º F, and 0.59" 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.

1/23/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.21" at Franklin. There were 214 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.91" at Port Aranas (11 PM report). There were 398 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.39" at Scottville. There were 95 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 6.5" at Holland and Hudsonville.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.13" at Watervliet. The most new snow was 3.0" at Niles.

So far 5198 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.91" at Port Aranas, Texas.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 8.3" at Ouray, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 83.0" at Soda Springs, California.