December 12, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 27º F, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were calm. There was a light frost.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's, a high in the mid 40's, partly cloudy skies increasing to mostly cloudy in the afternoon and southeast winds 5-10 mph. There is a 40% chance of rain in the afternoon and a near 100% chance of rain tonight.

The low today was 21º F and the high was 45º F. There were increasing clouds during the day. There was a little rain after midnight.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the upper 40's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 50% chance of rain in the morning.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 50's with partly cloudy skies increasing to mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a 20% chance of rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 12th the low was 24º F, the high was 39º F, and 0.32" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Georgia was 112º F on August 20, 1983 at Greenville.
(2009 The World Almanac and Book of Facts. When the 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.

12/11/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.01" at Whitwell. There were 268 reports from Tennessee. No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.15" at Beeville. There were 439 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5811 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 1.77" at Dade City, Florida.

The most new snow reported was 21.0" at North Boston, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 28.0" at Carbondale, Colorado.