December 4, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 29º F, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were calm. There was frost.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 20's, a high in the low 40's, mostly cloudy skies, and north winds 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of snow after midnight.

The low today was 28º F and the high was 40º F. It was mostly cloudy most of the day with patches of sun or less dense clouds periodically.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 40's and mostly cloudy skies in the morning with a 20% chance of snow, clearing to partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 40's, and partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 4th the low was 24º F, the high was 49º F, and 0.23" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Colorado was 118º F on July 11, 1888 at Bennett.
(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.

12/3/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.10" at Murfreesboro. There were 330 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.57" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.78" at Kingsville. There were 491 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.20" at Benbrook.
So far 7006 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.90" at Bluffton, South Carolina.

The most new snow reported was 7.8" at Beulah, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 30.0" at Cloudcraft, New Mexico.