March 8, 2011

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 39º F, there were few stars visible (cloudy or mostly cloudy), and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday morning. (29.95 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the low 60's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southeast at 10-20 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms this afternoon and a near 100% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight.

The low today was 38ºF and the high was 58ºF. It was cloudy with a sprinkle at 6 PM. There was thunder heard at around 10:30 PM with rain on the roof, and there was rain on the roof at 1 AM and 3:30 AM on 3/9, but no thunder.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the low 60's with cloudy skies. There is a 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and a 30% chance of showers Wednesday night.

Thursday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 40's with cloudy skies clearing to partly cloudy. There is a 20% chance of showers.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 8th the low was 43º F, the high was 69º 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.

3/7/2011 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.51" at Jonesborough. There were 266 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 2.9" at Erwin.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.06" at Dripping Springs. There were 450 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.

The most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.08" at Fennville. There were 95 reports from Michigan. The most new snow was 1.1" at Chatham and Watersmeet.
No precipitation was reported in Berrien County, Michigan.

So far 6752 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.50" at South Salem, New York.

Reports of 4" or more:
New York - 2
Connecticut - 1
Pennsylvania - 1

The most new snow reported was 15.5" at Munnsville, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 134.0" at Soda Springs, California.