December 18, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 42º F, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the mid 40's, cloudy skies, and light northeast winds. There is a 60% chance of showers today, though areas to the east and south appear more likely to receive any rain.

The low today was 39º F and the high was 44º F. It was cloudy all day with light rain most of the day.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the upper 30's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of rain or snow showers throughout the day.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the upper 30's with mostly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 18th the low was 36º F, the high was 55º F, and 0.01" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Illinois was 117º F on July 14, 1954 at East Saint Louis.
(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.

12/17/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.32" at Waverly. There were 263 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.52" at Rancho Viejo. There were 616 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6168 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.52 at Rancho Veijo, Texas. This was the only report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 13.1" at Eagle River, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 37.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.