February 17, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 49º F, there were lots of stars visible (clear or mostly clear), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.01" since yesterday morning. (29.97 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 low 70's, with increasingly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the south at 5-10 mph increasing to 15-20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers tonight.

The low today was 48ºF and the high was 62ºF. It was mostly cloudy at 5:45 PM.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the upper 60's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers in the afternoon and a 20% chance of showers overnight.

Saturday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 60's with mostly clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 17th the low was 23º F, the high was 34º F, and a trace of precipitation and 1.0" 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.

2/16/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Murfreesboro. There were 242 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.08" at Mico. There were 446 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.22" at Scottville. There were 98 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 0.1" at Drummond and Frederick.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.07" at Stevensville.

So far 5995 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.37" at Bridgeville and Shelter Cove, California.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 24.5" at Kingvale, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 90.0" at Soda Springs, California.