January 25, 2010

Happy 85th Birthday Mom!!!!!

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.46" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 37º F, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was -0.05 since yesterday's reading. (29.58 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 20's, a high in the low 40's, mostly cloudy skies, and west winds 10-20 mph. There is a 50% chance of precipitation today with possible rain in the morning and possible snow in the afternoon and evening as temperatures drop through the 30's.

The low was 32º F and the high was 47º F. It was cloudy with snow showers at midday.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the mid 30's with partly cloudy skies.

Wednesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 40's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 25th the low was 17º F, the high was 35º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for New Jersey was -34º F on January 5, 1904 at River Vale.
(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.

1/24/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.80" at Whitwell. There were 307 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.93" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.57" at Karnack. There were 392 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.19" at Watauga.
So far 5835 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.80" at Whitwell, Tennessee.

The most new snow reported was 8.1" at Lovell, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 49.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.