January 27, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 6:00 AM temperature was 22º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm and there was frost. The barometer reading was +0.23 since yesterday's reading. (29.96 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the mid 40's, partly cloudy skies, and south winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 21º F and the high was 44º F. It was partly cloudy until late afternoon, when the sky became overcast.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the mid 40's with mostly cloudy skies and a 20% chance of rain. There is a 70% chance of snow after midnight.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the upper 20's with cloudy skies and a 90% chance of snow with possible accumulation of 3-6 inches.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 27th the low was 30º F, the high was 36º F, and 0.71" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for New Jersey was 110º F on July 10, 1936 at Runyon.
(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.

1/26/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.13" at Greenville. There were 298 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.04" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Godley. There were 480 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6665 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.03" at North Conway, New Hampshire.

The most new snow reported was 7.0" at Kingvale, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 80.0" at Kingvale, California.