February 3, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning (snow flurries). The 5:00 AM temperature was 22ºF, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), a very light snow flurry was occurring, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.30 since yesterday morning. (30.11) inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 20's, a high in the mid 30's, with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the north at around 5 mph.

The low today was 20ºF and the high was 33ºF. There were a few stars visible at 6 PM.

Friday
The forecast for 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 precipitation during the day with snow before 9 AM, then a mix till noon, then rain in the afternoon. Overnight there is a 70% chance of rain changing to a mix, then snow after midnight.

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the upper 30's with partly cloudy skies. There is a chance of snow flurries in the morning.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 3rd the low was 32º F, the high was 45º F, and 0.01" 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.

2/2/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.63" at Adamsville. There were 286 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 0.2" at McMinnville.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.16" at Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.17" at League City. There were 471 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 3.5" at El Paso.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.05" at Richland Hills.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.55" at Midland. There were 109 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 16.0" at White Cloud.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 1.42" at Buchanan. The most new snow reported was 11.0" at Stevensville.

So far 6513 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.42" at Beach Park, Illinois.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 27.0" at Antioch, Illinois.
The most snow reported on the ground was 83.0" at Soda Springs, California.