January 18, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.39" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 30º F, the sky was cloudy with fog, winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph, and there was frost. The barometer reading was +0.15 since yesterday's reading. (29.86 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's, a high in the low 50's, partly cloudy skies, and light southeast winds.

The low today was 29º F and the high was 56º F. Skies were partly cloudy.

Tuesday
The forecast for 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 in the afternoon.

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the mid 50's with cloudy skies. There is a 60% chance of rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 18th the low was 34º F, the high was 43º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Montana was 117º F on July 5, 1937 at Medicine Lake.
(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.

1/17/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.62" at Brentwood. There were 328 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.53" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.16" at Flatonia. There were 413 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Grapevine.
So far 5917 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.40" at Statesboro, Georgia. This was the only report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 5.8" at Anchorage, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 41.0" at Soda Springs, California.