January 12, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was about 0.3" of snow on the ground which was reported on CoCoRaHS as 0.5". 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 -0.02 since yesterday's reading. (30.09 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid teens, a high in the low 30's, partly cloudy skies, and north winds 5-10 mph. There is a slight chance of snow flurries in the morning.

The low today was 19º F and the high was 30º F. There were snow flurries in the morning, then clearing to mostly clear by early evening.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 12th the low was 26º F, the high was 44º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Minnesota was 114º F on July 6, 1936 at Moorhead.
(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.

1/11/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.03" at Parsons. There were 263 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.74" at Victoria. There were 448 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6076 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.23" at Bremerton, Washington.

The most new snow reported was 6.3" at Juneau, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 33.0" at Ruthven, Iowa.