February 8, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.31" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The precipitation was from rain starting around 1 PM which changed to snow and 1.4" of snow which fell between 2 PM and 7 PM on 2/7. There was 1.0" of snow on the ground this morning. The 4:30 AM temperature was 25ºF, there were a few stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.08 since yesterday morning. (29.91) 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 low 30's, with partly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 16ºF and the high was 28ºF. It was partly cloudy at 5:30 PM.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 30's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of snow in the afternoon and a 70% chance of snow overnight.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 8th the low was 21º F, the high was 37º 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.

2/7/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.96" at Brentwood. There were 258 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow reported was 1.2" at Dickson.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.22" at Westmoreland.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.82" at Center. There were 489 reports from Texas. The most new snow reported was 1.8" at Lubbock.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.18" at Fort Worth.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.27" at Fremont. There were 101 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Fremont and Waterford.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.14" Buchanan and Niles. The most new snow was 1.7" at Buchanan.

So far 6230 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.20" at Palm Coast, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 9.0" at Roundup, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 75.0" at Soda Springs, California.