January 16, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 38º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.02 since yesterday's reading. (30.06 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's, a high in the low 50's, mostly cloudy skies, and northeast winds 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of rain.

The low today was 34º F and the high was 53º F. It was cloudy all day with a few sprinkles in the evening and rain sometime before 5 AM on 1/17.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the mid 40's with cloudy skies and a 70% chance of rain.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the low 50's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 16th the low was 1º F, the high was 20º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Missouri was 118º F on July 14, 1954 at Union and Warsaw.
(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.

1/15/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at 8 locations in Middle Tennessee. There were 248 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 5.50" at Corpus Christi. There were 702 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.34" at Bedford.
So far 5918 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.50" at Corpus Christi, Texas. Texas had 10 reports of 4" or more and Washington had 1 report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 12.5" at York Nebraska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 32.0" at Sisseton, South Dakota.