December 23, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 44º F, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were calm.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the low 50's, cloudy skies, and southeast winds 10-15 mph. There is a 50% chance of rain today, with the best chance this afternoon, and a 70% chance of rain tonight.

The low today was 43º F and the high was 57º F. It was cloudy all day with some light rain (or heavy sprinkle) in the afternoon.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 50's with cloudy skies and a near 100% chance of rain, with winds 15-30 mph and gusts up to 40 mph.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 23rd the low was 22º F, the high was 48º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Kansas was -40º F on February 13, 1905 at Lebanon.
(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.

12/22/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Clarksville, Goodletsville, and Memphis. There were 250 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at six locations. There were 454 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5945 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 1.71" at Shingletown, California.

The most new snow reported was 7.0" at Perrysburg, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 38.0" at Kingvale, California.