December 22, 2009

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

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's, a high in the low 50's, partly cloudy skies, and light southeast winds.

The low today was 26º F and the high was 55º F. The sky was mostly clear or clear most of the day.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the low 50's with cloudy skies and a 40% chance of rain.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the upper 50's with cloudy skies and a 80% chance of rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 22nd the low was 6º F, the high was 24º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Iowa was 118º F on July 20, 1934 at Keokuk.
(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.

12/21/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.10" at White House and Winchester. There were 264 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.22" at Garwood. There were 437 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5986 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.63" at Brookings, Oregon.

The most new snow reported was 8.0" at Morton, Illinois.
The most snow reported on the ground was 43.0" at Soda Springs, California.