February 1, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.14" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 51º F, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was -0.01 since yesterday morning. (29.88) inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the upper 50's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southeast at 5-10 mph increasing to 15-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. There is a near 100% chance of rain today and a near 100% chance of rain tonight, chancing to rain snow mix after midnight. No accumulation is expected.

The low today was 45º F and the high was 54ºF. It was raining at 6 PM.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the low 30's with cloudy skies and a chance of flurries in the morning becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 1st the low was 14º F, the high was 44º F, and no 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.

1/31/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.25" at Ardmore. There were 257 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.05" at Bethpage.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.75" at Hemphill. There were 511 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.30" at Traverse City. There were 99 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 6.8" at Traverse City.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 6515 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.19" at Ookala, Hawaii.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 6.8" at Traverse City, Michigan.
The most snow reported on the ground was 86.0" at Soda Springs, California.

TN-SR-32 Weather History
January 2011 had 2.61" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 24.7º F and the average high was 40.8º F. There was 8.0" of snow.
January 2010 had 4.27" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 24.2º F and the average high was 40.4º F. There was 9.1" of snow.
January 2009 had 7.12" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 24.2ºF and the average high was 42.7ºF. There was 1.4" of snow.
January 2008 had 3.84" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 25.1º F and the average high was 44.0º F.
January 2007 had 4.53" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 31.4ºF and the average high was 48.2ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
January 2006 had 7.3" of precipitation, the average low was 35.0ºF and the average high was 54.3ºF. There was 3.5" of snow.
January 2005 had 5.1" of precipitation, the average low was 34.0ºF and the average high was 49.6ºF. There was 0.7" of snow.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of January -
2011 - 2.61"
2010 - 4.27"
2009 - 7.12"
2008 - 3.84"
2007 - 4.53"
2006 - 7.3"
2005 - 5.1"