January 14, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There are still patches of snow in shady places. The 5:30 AM temperature was 23º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.03 since yesterday's reading. (30.08 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the upper 40's, partly cloudy skies, and light south winds.

The low today was 23º F and the high was 49º.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the low 50's with mostly 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 upper 40's with cloudy skies and a 20% chance of rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 14th the low was 15º F, the high was 46º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Mississippi was 115º F on July 29, 1930 at Holly Springs.
(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.

1/13/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.03" at Crossville and Kyles Ford. Kyles Ford reported 0.6" of new snow. There were 249 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.39" at El Cenizo. There were 493 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6028 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.53" at Petrolia, California.

The most new snow reported was 8.5" at Phelps, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 43.0" at Soda Springs, California.