January 15, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 37º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday's reading. (30.08 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 upper 50's, partly cloudy skies, and light east winds.

The low today was 35º F and the high was 59º F. It was partly cloudy.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 50's with mostly cloudy skies.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the upper 40's with cloudy skies and a 70% chance of rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 15th the low was 5º F, the high was 19º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Missouri was -40º F on February 13, 1905 at Warsaw.
(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.

1/14/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 265 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.82" at Seguin. There were 669 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Blue Mound.
So far 6423 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.32" at Olympia, Washington.

The most new snow reported was 15.0" at Columbus, Nebraska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 44.0" at Soda Springs, California. (Paradise Ranger Station at Mount Rainier NP reports 83" on the ground, which may or may not be correct since this is the first report this year.)