February 27, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 55º F, there were a couple of stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.07" since yesterday morning. (29.84 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's, a high in the upper 60's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 40% chance of showers today and a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight with a possible severe thunderstorm.

The low today was 54ºF and the high was 67ºF. It was cloudy all day with showers now and then. Left home at 5 PM so not sure what happened after that, though radar showed some showers around at 10 PM.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 60's and a high in the mid 60's with cloudy skies. There is a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorm during the day.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 27th the low was 24º F, the high was 36º 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.

2/26/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.23" at Huntland. There were 227 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Gallatin and Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.08" at Fair Oaks Ranch. There were 389 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.18" at Hart. There were 95 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 4.0" at White Cloud.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.15" at Niles. The most new snow was 1.3" at Niles.

So far 5717 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.56" at Pasadena, California.

Reports of 4" or more:
none

The most new snow reported was 21.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 152.0" at Soda Springs, California.