February 5, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.09" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 39ºF, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with some stronger gusts. The barometer reading was -0.36 since yesterday morning. (29.72) inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the upper 30's, with cloudy skies. The temperature will fall through the 30's as the day goes on. Winds will be from the southwest at 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. There is a 50% chance of snow showers today with little accumulation expected.

The low today was 33ºF and the high was 39ºF. There was a little sleet around 8:30 AM and it was cloudy most of the day.

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

Monday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the low 40's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of a rain/snow mix during the day.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 5th the low was 39º F, the high was 46º F, and 0.72" 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.

2/4/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.45" at Fayetteville. There were 247 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Westmoreland. The most new snow was a trace at Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.75" at Keller. There were 558 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 9.0" at Point.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.75" at Keller. The most new snow was 5.5" at Mansfield.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.11" at Livonia. There were 98 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 0.6" at Chatham.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 6216 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.16" at Wrightsville, Georgia.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 9.0" at Point, Texas.
The most snow reported on the ground was 80.0" at Soda Springs, California.