January 13, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was about 0.1 to 0.2"" of snow on the ground which was reported on CoCoRaHS as a trace. The 5:30 AM temperature was 15º F, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.02 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 40's, mostly clear skies, and light south winds.

The low today was 13º F and the high was 43º F. It was mostly clear or clear much of the day.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the upper 40's with partly cloudy skies.

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 50's with mostly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 13th the low was 16º F, the high was 38º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Mississippi was -19º F on January 30, 1966 at Corinth.
(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.

1/12/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.05" at Erwin. Erwin reported 0.3" of new snow. There were 274 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.09" at La Joya. There were 486 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6409 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.88" at Forks, Washington.

The most new snow reported was 11.0" at Juneau, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 41.0" at Soda Springs, California.