February 5, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning (snow flurries yesterday early AM). The 5:00 AM temperature was 27ºF, there were some stars visible (mostly cloudy or partly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.03 since yesterday morning. (30.08) 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 30's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be calm. There is a 40% chance of precipitation today with snow and sleet possible before noon, then rain and snow possible in the afternoon. Tonight there is an 80% chance of rain and snow possible changing to all snow after midnight. An accumulation of up to an inch is possible.

The low today was 26ºF and the high was 39ºF. There were no stars visible at 6 PM.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the upper 30's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of snow showers in the morning.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the mid 40's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of rain changing to snow/rain mix after midnight.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 4th the low was 32º F, the high was 44º 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.

2/3/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.04" at Graysville. There were 246 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Bethpage, Hendersonvile, and Westmoreland. The most new snow was a trace at the same locations.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.39" at Ravena. There were 479 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 2.0" at Fort Stockton.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Richland Hills.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.43" at St.Clair. There were 103 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 5.5" at Port Huron.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.15" at Niles. The most new snow reported was 3.3" at Niles.

So far 5977 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.90" at Keystone Heights, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 21.4" at Peru, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 82.0" at Soda Springs, California.