December 24, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 49º F, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with heavier gusts.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's, a high in the mid 50's, cloudy skies, and southeast winds 15-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. There is a 50% chance of rain today, with the best chance this afternoon, and a near 100% chance of rain tonight.

The low today was 49º F and the high was 60º F. It was cloudy most of the day with some brief periods of mostly to partly cloudy. The rain started sometime after 8 PM. It was windy most of the day, with some strong gusts in the afternoon and overnight.

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 and a near 20% chance of rain in the morning.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the mid 30's with mostly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 24th the low was 34º F, the high was 60º F, and 0.47" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Kansas was 121º F on July 24, 1936 at Alton.
(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.

12/23/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.54" at Memphis. There were 260 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.32" at Bullard. There were 488 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Grapvine.
So far 6240 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 1.82" at Williams, Arizona.

The most new snow reported was 15.0" at Williams, Arizona.
The most snow reported on the ground was 38.0" at Kingvale, California.