January 3, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 17º F, there were lots of stars visible (mostly clear or clear), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.05" since yesterday morning. (30.01 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid teens, a high in the mid 40's, with clear skies. Winds will be from the southwest at around 5 mph.

The low today was 17º F and the high was 44º F. It was clear or mostly clear all day.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the upper 40's with mostly clear skies.

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 40's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 3rd the low was 11º F, the high was 25º F, and a trace of precipitation (snow) 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.

1/2/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.60" at Chattanooga. There were 282 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.48" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.04" at Nederland. There were 402 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.52" at Bloomfield Township. There were 101 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 3.6" at Cheboygan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Buchanan, Niles, and Stevensville. The most new snow was 0.1" at Niles.

So far 6180 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.96" at Wilton, Alabama.

Reports of 4" or more:

none

The most new snow reported was 4.3" at Roseau, Minnesota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 111.0" at Soda Springs, California.