March 6, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.23" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 7:00 AM temperature was 34º F, it was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was -0.01" since yesterday morning. (29.92 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 40's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the north at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 34ºF and the high was 38ºF. It was cloudy all day.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 50's with mostly clear skies.

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 6th the low was 22º F, the high was ?º 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.

3/5/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.12" at Ripley. There were 288 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.32" at Hendersonville.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.16" at Beaumont. There were 517 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 1.33" at Caledonia and Lowell. There were 90 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 4.5" at Alpena.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.69" at Niles.

So far 6161 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.86" at Hammond, Louisiana.

Reports of 4" or more:
Louisiana - 2

The most new snow reported was 4.8" at Leavenworth, Washington.
The most snow reported on the ground was 130.0" at Soda Springs, California.