February 18, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 58º F, there were no of stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was -0.03" since yesterday morning. (29.94 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's, a high in the upper 60's, with cloudy skies clearing to mostly clear. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers today.

The low today was 46ºF and the high was 64ºF. It was cloudy with light rain at 6 PM.

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

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 60's with mostly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 18th the low was 23º F, the high was 45º 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.

2/17/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Columbia, Cookville, and Murfreesboro. There were 238 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.04" at Helotes, Hollywood Park, and Mico. There were 446 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.12" at East Tawas and White Cloud. There were 90 reports from Michigan.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 5994 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.84" at Port Orford, Oregon.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 24.0" at Soda Springs, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 111.0" at Soda Springs, California.