December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas !!!!!

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.54" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 53º 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 20's, a high in the upper 40's with temperatures falling during the day, cloudy skies, and southwest winds 15-20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. There is a 20% chance of rain today, with the best chance this morning.

The low today was 31º F and the high was 56º F. There was a little mist rain in the morning. It was cloudy all day and the temperature fell during the day.

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 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 25th the low was 29º F, the high was 46º F, and 1.38" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Kentucky was -37º F on January 19, 1994 at Shelbyville.
(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.

12/24/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.71" at Bartlett. There were 251 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.73" at Huntsville. There were 589 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.32" at Benbrook.
So far 5910 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 7.90" at Austin, Arkansas. There were 24 reports of 4" or more from Arkansas.

The most new snow reported was 11.0" at St. Francis, Maine.
The most snow reported on the ground was 32.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.