February 7, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 34ºF, there were no stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.02 since yesterday morning. (29.83) 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 low 40's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 90% chance of precipitation today, rain before 3 PM and snow after. There is a 30% chance of snow showers tonight. Accumulation of up to 1 inch total possible.

The low today was 26ºF and the high was 44ºF. Rain began around 1 PM and it began changing to snow by 2:15 PM and had changed to snow by 2:30 PM. The snow ended by 7 PM except for some light showers.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 30's with partly cloudy skies.

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper teens 20's and a high in the low 30's with cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of snow during the day and a 60% chance overnight.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 7th the low was 24º F, the high was 36º 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.

2/6/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.05" at Franklin, Huntland, and Lawrenceburg. There were 218 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Gallatin, Hendersonville, and Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.40" at Amarillo. There were 353 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Amarillo and Texline.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.62" at White Pigeon. There were 98 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 5.8" at Pleasant Ridge.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was a trace at New Buffalo and Watervliet.

So far 5620 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.40" at Long Lake, New York.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 15.5" at Patten, Maine.
The most snow reported on the ground was 77.0" at Soda Springs, California.