January 7, 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 (mostly cloudy or cloudy), and winds were calm. There was a light snow mist falling. The barometer reading was -0.19" since yesterday morning. (29.65 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 cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 80% chance of snow showers with accumulations of 1-3 inches.

The low today was 31º F and the high was 37º F. There were periods of light rain or light snow during the afternoon, then snow starting around 8 PM with accumulation of 1.4" at 1:30 AM on 1/8 and total accumulation of 1.6" by 5 AM on 1/8.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the upper 20's with mostly clear skies. There is a slight chance of snow flurries before 9 AM.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid teens and a high in the low 30's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of snow Sunday night.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 7th the low was 11º F, the high was 31º F, and a trace (snow) 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.

1/6/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.59" at Beersheba Springs. There were 276 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 3.2" at Washburn.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.3" at Bethpage and Gallatin. The most new snow reported was 0.5" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.32" at Galveston. There were 441 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.16" at Chatham. There were 102 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 4.5" at Chatham.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.01" at Watervliet. The most new snow reported was a trace at Buchanan, Niles, and Stevensville

So far 6372 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.16" at Forks, Washington.

Reports of 4" or more:

none

The most new snow reported was 16.0" at Fulton, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 105.0" at Soda Springs, California.