January 20, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.37" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 51º F, the sky was cloudy with light rain, and winds were calm to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was -0.03 since yesterday's reading. (29.85 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's, a high in the mid 50's, cloudy skies, and south winds 5-10 mph. There is a near 100% chance of rain.

The low today was 51º F and the high was 55º. It was cloudy all day with rain showers off and on.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the upper 50's with cloudy skies and a 80% chance of rain.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 20th the low was 16º F, the high was 28º F, and 0.02" of precipitation and 0.3" of snow was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Nebraska was 118º F on July 24, 1936 at Minden.
(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.

1/19/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.03" at Friendsville. There were 293 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.48" at Brackettville. There were 492 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at several locations.
So far 6497 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.71" at Petrolia, California. There were 2 reports of 4" or more from California, but the report of 5.00" looked dubious.

The most new snow reported was 22.0" at Soda Springs, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 61.0" at Soda Springs, California.