January 29, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 25º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was +0.03 since yesterday's reading. (30.05 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 20's, a high in the low 30's, cloudy skies, and northeast winds 10-15 mph. There is a near 100% chance of snow, mainly this afternoon and tonight.

The low today was 24º F and the high was 29º F. The snow started a little before noon and we had about 0.3" by 3 PM, 0.7" by 6 PM and 2" at 9 PM.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low around 11º F and a high in the mid 20's with cloudy skies and 50% chance of snow, with snow more likely in the morning. Total accumulations of snow for this storm are expected to be 6"-9".

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low teens and a high in the low 30's with clear skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 29th the low was 24º F, the high was 31º F, and 0.22" of precipitation and 0.7" of snow was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for New Mexico was 122º F on June 27, 1994 at Waste Isolation Pilot Pit.
(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.

1/28/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Clarksville, Goodletsville, and Lynchburg. There were 275 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Gallatin and Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.25" at Jacksboro. The most new snow reported was 2.5" at Amarillo. There were 606 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.03" at Fort Worth.
So far 6417 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.25" at Jacksboro, Texas.

The most new snow reported was 9.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 63.5" at Pagosa Springs, California.