December 17, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 28º F, the sky was mostly clear and winds were calm.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 20's, a high in the upper 40's, partly cloudy skies, and light east winds.

The low today was 25º F and the high was 51º F. It was mostly cloudy through the morning and became cloudy in the afternoon.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the mid 40's with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of rain.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the mid 30's with mostly cloudy skies and a 40% chance of rain or snow showers.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 17th the low was 35º F, the high was 43º F, and 0.09" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Illinois was -36º F on January 5, 1999 at Congerville.
(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.

12/16/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Gray. There were 272 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.33" at McAllen. There were 486 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Crowley.
So far 6187 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.20 at Miranda, California. There were 25 reports of 4" or more from California.

The most new snow reported was 16.2" at Valdez, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 44.0" at Kingvale, California.