December 20, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.24" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 32º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 20's, a high in the low 40's, mostly cloudy skies in the morning clearing to partly cloudy this afternoon, and west winds 5-10 mph. There may be a few snow flurries this morning, but most of the precipitation has already moved to the east.

The low today was 32º F and the high was 36º F. There were a few very light snow flurries early. The sky cleared somewhat during the day to partly cloudy.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the upper 40's with mostly clear skies.


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 40's with mostly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 20th the low was 34º F, the high was 53º F, and 0.04" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Indiana was 116º F on July 14 , 1936 at Collegeville.
(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.

12/19/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.27" at Maryville. The most new snow was 8.5" at Bristol and Roan Mountain. There were 292 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.50" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.00" at Nederland. There were 388 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5724 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.40" at Pepeekeo, Hawaii and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. South Carolina had 11 reports of 4" or more, Hawaii had 2, and North Carolina and Florida each had 1 report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 27.5" at Summersville, West Virginia.
The most snow reported on the ground was 34.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.