January 21, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.64" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 54º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was -0.08 since yesterday's reading. (29.77 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's, a high in the upper 50's, cloudy skies, and west winds 5-10 mph. There is a near 100% chance of rain.

The low today was 48º F and the high was 61º F. It was cloudy with showers much of the day, but there was a little sun in the afternoon. The more severe weather went east and west of us.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 40's with partly cloudy skies.

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the upper 50's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 21st the low was 10º F, the high was 38º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Nevada was -50º F on January 8, 1937 at San Jacinto.
(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.

1/20/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.94" at Newbern. There were 337 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.73" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.51" at Mesquite. There were 557 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a 0.03" at Fort Worth.
So far 6944 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.69" at Ben Lomomd, California.

The most new snow reported was 12.4" at Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 59.0" at Kingvale, California.