February 2, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.00" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 27ºF, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 19-24 mph. The barometer reading was -0.07 since yesterday morning. (29.81) inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 20's, a high in the mid 40's, with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northeast at 15-25 mph. There is a chance of flurries in the morning.

The low today was 21ºF and the high was 45ºF. It was cloudy with flurries in the morning, then cleared to partly cloudy by 5 PM.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the mid 30's with mostly clear skies.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the upper 30's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of rain during the day and a 80% chance of rain/snow changing to snow after midnight.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 2nd the low was 39º F, the high was 45º F, and 0.04" of 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.

2/1/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.98" at Layfayette (11:59 PM report). There were 284 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.69" at Portland (5 PM report).

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.31" at Perrin. There were 721 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 7.0" at Wichita Falls.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.94" at Benbrook. The most new snow reported was 4.0" at Azle.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.25" at Utica. There were 112 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 6.0" at Mikado.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.13" at Buchanan and Niles. The most new snow reported was 2.0" at Stevensville.

So far 7189 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.51" at Jacksonville, Arkansas.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 18.0" at Ouray, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 85.0" at Soda Springs, California.