February 13, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There were still patches of snow on the ground. The 5:00 AM temperature was 36º F, there were lots of stars visible (clear or mostly clear), and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph. 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 mid 30's, a high in the mid 50's, with clear skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 10-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph.

The low today was 34ºF and the high was 63ºF. It was clear most of the day with a few wispy clouds in the morning.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the low 50's with mostly clear skies.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 13th the low was 25º F, the high was 34º 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.

2/12/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 228 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Brenham. There were 381 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 5.7" at Traverse City.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.07" at Niles. The most new snow reported was 0.9" at Niles.

So far 5208 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 0.95" at Ewa Beach, Hawaii.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 7.5" at Elma Center, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 69.0" at Soda Springs, California.