February 9, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was 1.0" of snow on the ground this morning(core 0.13"). The 4:30 AM temperature was 17ºF, there were several stars visible (mostly clear or partly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.11 since yesterday morning. (30.02) inches Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid teens, a high in the upper 20's, with cloudy skies. Winds will be from the northwest at around 5 mph. There is a 90% chance of snow after noon and a 80% chance of snow tonight before midnight. Accumulation of 2 to 3 inches is possible.

The low today was 17ºF and the high was 27ºF. There was snow during the day but was ended by 10 PM. There were no stars visible at 10 PM.

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

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 9th the low was 19º F, the high was 35º F, and 0.39" of precipitation (1.2" of 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.

2/8/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.95" at Oakland. There were 275 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow reported was 5.0" at Dover, Troy, and Union City.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.45" at Westmoreland. The most new snow reported was 1.5" at Bethpage.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Dalhart and Richland Hills. There were 457 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Richland Hills.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.25" at New Buffalo. There were 98 reports from Michigan. The most new snow reported was 5.0" at Stevensville.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.25" New Buffalo. The most new snow was 5.0" at Stevensville.

So far 6398 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.62" at Jacksonville, Florida.

Reports of 4" or more:
None

The most new snow reported was 11.6" at Granby, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 73.0" at Soda Springs, California.