March 13, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 48º F, there were several stars visible (mostly clear or partly cloudy), and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.92 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 50's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the north at around 5 mph. There is a 30% chance of rain this afternoon and a 50% chance of rain tonight.

The low today was 47ºF and the high was 64ºF. It was mostly clear in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 50's with cloudy skies. There is a 80% chance of showers with a thunderstorm possible during the day. Monday night there is a 70% chance of showers with a thunderstorm possible before 1 AM.

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 50's with partly cloudy skies. There is a 30% chance of showers during the day

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 13th the low was 43º F, the high was 48º F, and 0.53" 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.

3/12/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.12" at Cookville. There were 228 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 2.8" at Erwin.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Brenham. There were 352 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.13" at Boyne City. There were 85 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 1.0" at Houghton.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 5222 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.24" at Pembroke, Maine.

Reports of 4" or more:
none


The most new snow reported was 8.0" at Kirtland, Ohio.
The most snow reported on the ground was 126.0" at Soda Springs, California.