January 17, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.50" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 45º F, the sky was cloudy, winds were calm, and a light rain was falling. The barometer reading was -0.35 since yesterday's reading. (29.71 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, cloudy skies, and north winds 5-10 mph. There is a near 100% chance of rain, with most of the rain in the morning.

The low today was 39º F and the high was 53º F. It was cloudy with light rain through the morning, then cleared to partly cloudy by late afternoon.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the low 50's with partly cloudy skies.

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 50's with partly cloudy skies increasing to mostly cloudy or cloudy in the afternoon. There is a 20% chance of rain in the afternoon and early evening.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 17th the low was 9º F, the high was 38º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Montana was -70º F on January 20, 1954 at Rogers Pass.
(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.

1/16/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.67" at Memphis. There were 261 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.25" at Indianola. There were 651 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.36" at Mansfield.
So far 5641 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.25" at Indianola, Texas. This was the only report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 2.9." at Anchorage, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 41.0" at Soda Springs, California.