January 9, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning and about 1.0" of snow on the ground. The 5:00 AM temperature was 7º F, there were lots of stars visible (clear or mostly clear), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.36" since yesterday morning. (29.93 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid single digits, a high in the low 30's, with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northeast around 5 mph. There is a 60% chance of snow after midnight with accumulation of 1-3 inches.

The low today was 6º F and the high was 30º F. It was mostly clear in the morning, then mostly cloudy in the early afternoon and then cloudy most of the afternoon. Snow fell sometime after midnight.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 30's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of snow with accumulations possible of less than 1 inch.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 9th the low was 11º F, the high was 22º F, and 0.02" of precipitation and 2.0" 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.

1/8/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.72" at Cookville. There were 245 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 9.8" at Erwin.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.13" at Westmoreland. The most new snow reported was 1.6" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.60" at Loma Alta. There were 477 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.39" at Scottville. There were 110 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 17.5" at Buchanan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.84" at Buchanan. The most new snow reported was 17.5" at Buchanan.

So far 5929 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.39" at Scottville, Michigan.

Reports of 4" or more:

none

The most new snow reported was 18.2" at South Bend, Indiana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 101.0" at Soda Springs, California.