January 11, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was a trace of snow that fell before 11 AM yesterday and there was about 1.0" of snow on the ground. The 5:30 AM temperature was 21º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday's reading. (30.11 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 20's, a high in the mid 30's, mostly cloudy skies, and southwest winds 10-15 mph. There is a 30% chance of snow in the early evening.

The low today was 16º F and the high was 36º F. It was partly cloudy most of the day.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid teens and a high in the upper 20's with partly 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 low 40's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 11th the low was 28º F, the high was 34º F, and 0.16" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Minnesota was -60º F on February 2, 1996 at Tower.
(2010 The World Almanac and Book of Facts. When the record 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.

1/10/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.13" at Erwin. The most new snow was 2.7" at Erwin. There were 240 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Portland. Portland and Westmoreland reported 0.1" of new snow.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Corpus Christi. There were 357 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5133 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 0.83" at Juneau, Alaska.

The most new snow reported was 4.5" at Waynesville, North Carolina.
The most snow reported on the ground was 38.0" at Kingvale, California.