January 27, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.05" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was 0.7" of new snow (core 0.06") and about 1.0" of snow on the ground(core 0.15"). The 5:00 AM temperature was 26º F, there were some stars visible (mostly cloudy or partly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.08" since yesterday morning. (29.89 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. There is a 20% chance of snow after midnight tonight.

The low today was 25º F and the high was 42ºF. There were lot of stars visible at 6 PM.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the low 40's with mostly cloudy skies.

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the upper 40's with mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 27th the low was 21º F, the high was 44º F, and a trace 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.

1/26/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.08" at Centerville. There were 276 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 4.5" at Dover.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.86" at Portland. The most new snow was 3.6" at Portland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.04" at Perrin. There were 454 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Benbrook and Blue Mound.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.02" at Chatham, Dowagiac, and Traverse City. There were 98 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 0.6" at Chatham.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan, Niles, Stevensville, and Watervliet. The most new snow was a trace at Buchanan, Niles, and Stevensville.

So far 6338 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.50" at Palm Coast, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 13.2" at Ewing Twp, New Jersey (11:59 PM report).
The most snow reported on the ground was 78.0" at Soda Springs, California.