December 19, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.24" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 39º F, the sky was cloudy, winds were calm, and a light rain was falling..

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the upper 30's, cloudy skies, and northeast winds 5-10 mph becoming 20 mph in the afternoon. There is a 60% chance of showers and or snow today, with no accumulation expected.

The low today was 32º F and the high was 40º F. It was cloudy all day with light rain off and on most of the day. There was a little snow late, after 10 PM, with a dusting of cover on the grass.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the low 40'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 mid 40's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 19th the low was 37º F, the high was 70º F, and 0.02" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Indiana was -36º F on January 19, 1994 at New Whiteland.
(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.

12/18/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.20" at Crossville. There were 309 reports from Tennessee. The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.90" at Katy. There were 537 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6277 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 12.01" at Port St. Lucie, Florida. Florida had 14 reports of 4" or more and Alabama had 1 report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 12.5" at Mustoe, Virginia.
The most snow reported on the ground was 38.0" at Kingvale, California.