January 8, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.09" of precipitation in the gauge this morning and 1.6" of snow on the ground with a little ice underneath the snow. The 5:00 AM temperature was 28º F, there was a light snow falling, there were no stars visible (mostly cloudy or cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph. The barometer reading was -0.08" since yesterday morning. (29.57 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 upper 20's, with cloudy skies and snow showers before noon, then partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northwest at 10-15 mph. There is a 70% chance of snow showers with accumulation of less than 1 inch.

The low today was 11º F and the high was 32º F. There were a few flurries in the morning that ended by 8 AM and it was mostly clear by 8:30 AM. The temperature dropped during the day to 22º F by 1 PM and 17º F by 6 PM.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid teens and a high in the upper 20's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of snow after midnight Sunday night.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the low 30's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of snow before noon.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 8th the low was 10º F, the high was 17º F, and 0.07" of precipitation and 0.7" of 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.

1/7/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.25" at Altamont. There were 255 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 3.3" at Erwin.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.1" at Bethpage. The most new snow reported was 0.1" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.06" at Lackland Air Force Base. There were 442 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.48" at Scottville. There were 103 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 6.0" at Charlevoix.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.07" at Niles. The most new snow reported was 2.2" at Niles.

So far 6186 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.93" at Forks, Washington.

Reports of 4" or more:

none

The most new snow reported was 8.6" at Erie, Pennsylvania.
The most snow reported on the ground was 61.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.