January 2, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 15º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was +0.02 in Hg (30.02 in on non calibrated barometer with the increase since 6 PM on 1/1).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low around 10º F, a high in the mid 20's, cloudy skies clearing to partly cloudy this afternoon, and north winds 10-15 mph. There is a slight chance of snow flurries this morning with no expected accumulation.

The low today was 14º F and the high was 25º F. There were a few flurries in the morning and skies were partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the around 10º F and a high in the mid 20's with partly cloudy skies.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid teens and a high in the mid 20's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 2nd the low was 38º F, the high was 56º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Louisiana was 114º F on August 10, 1936 at Plain Dealing.
(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.

1/1/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.31" at Dayton. There were 251 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.03" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.10" at Nederland. 1.2" of new snow was reported at Canyon. There were 388 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.11" at Arlington.
So far 5548 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.61" at Brookings, Oregon. There were 3 reports of 4" or more from Oregon.

The most new snow reported was 11.5" at Garden Valley, Idaho.
The most snow reported on the ground was 46.0" at Kingvale, California.