February 26, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 29º F, there were lots of stars visible (clear or mostly clear), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.32" since yesterday morning. (29.91 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 upper 50's, with mostly clear skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers tonight.

The low today was 29º F and the high was 56º F. There were lots of stars visible at 6 PM.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorm during the day and a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms overnight.

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 50's and a high in the upper 60's with cloudy skies. There is a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms, mainly before noon.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 26th the low was 21º F, the high was 44º F, and a trace of precipitation (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.

2/25/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.15" at Standing Stone State Park. There were 321 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 2.99" at Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.73" at Cumby. There were 511 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.14" at Bedford.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.30" at Lansing. There were 99 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 4.9" at Monroe.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.14" at Buchanan. The most new snow was 3.8" at Niles.

So far 6809 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.41" at Belknap, Illinois.

Reports of 4" or more:
Illinois - 1
Kentucky - 1

The most new snow reported was 30.0" at Soda Springs, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 146.0" at Soda Springs, California.