December 6, 2009

Happy Birthday Allen!!!

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 19º F, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were calm.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 20's, a high in the mid 40's, partly cloudy skies, and southeast winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 18º F and the high was 41º F. It was mostly cloudy most of the day.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 40's and mostly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of sleet or rain in the morning.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the upper 40's, and mostly cloudy skies with a 60% chance of rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 6th the low was 18º F, the high was 42º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Connecticut was 106º F on July 15, 1995 at Danbury.
(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.

12/5/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.43" at Mcminnville. The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Mcminnville. There were 275 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.95" at Richmond. The most new snow reported was 5.0" at El Campo. There were 441 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5800 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.88" at Port Charlotte, Florida.

The most new snow reported was 13.0" at Spooner, Wisconsin.
The most snow reported on the ground was 30.0" at Cloudcraft, New Mexico.