December 13, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.18" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 49º F, the sky was cloudy with a light rain and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the upper 40's, cloudy skies and southwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of rain in the morning.

The low today was 45º F and the high was 52º F. It was cloudy all day with a few mist sprinkles.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 60's with mostly cloudy skies.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 13th the low was 21º F, the high was 43º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Hawaii was 12º F on May 17, 1979 at Mauna Kea Observatory.
(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.

12/12/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.23" at Memphis. There were 269 reports from Tennessee. No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.35" at Yoakum. There were 542 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.04" at Mansfield.
So far 5957 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.19" at Biloxi, Mississippi. This was the only report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 15.0" at Point Rock, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 40.0" at Soda Springs, California.