February 11, 2011

Happy Birthday Alex!!!!!!!

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was about 1.5" of snow on the ground this morning(core 0.25"). The 5:00 AM temperature was 6º F, there were lots of stars visible (clear or mostly clear), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.99) inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper single digits, a high in the mid 30's, with clear skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 3ºF and the high was 37ºF. The sky was clear all day.

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

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the low 50's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 11th the low was 18º F, the high was 33º F, and a trace of precipitation (0.2" 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.

2/10/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.59" at Mount Juliet. There were 271 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow reported was 5.5" at Clarksville.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.21" at Hendersonville. The most new snow reported was 1.9" at Hendersonville and Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.50" at Winnsboro. There were 516 reports from Texas. The most new snow was 2.0" at Whitesboro.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.20" at Bedford. The most new snow was 0.4" at Bedford.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.40" at Paradise. There were 105 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 6.8" at Paradise.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at Niles and Stevensville. The most new snow was a trace at Niles and Stevensville.

So far 6309 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.81" at Juneau, Alaska.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 23.0" at Lacona, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 70.0" at Soda Springs, California.