January 3, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 12º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.03 in Hg since yesterday's reading. (30.05 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low around 10º F, a high in the mid 20's, partly cloudy skies, and north winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 11º F and the high was 25º F. It cleared off for the afternoon, then became partly cloudy during the late afternoon and early evening.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the around 10º F and a high in the mid 20's with partly cloudy skies.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid teens and a high in the upper 20's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 2nd the low was 38º F, the high was 62º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Maine was -48 F on January 19, 1925 at Van Buren.
(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.

1/2/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.10" at Altamont and Shelbyville. The most snow reported was 1.3" at Erwin. There were 247 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Gallatin, Hendersonville, and Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.02" at Corpus Christi. There were 381 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Grapevine.
So far 5476 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.11" at De Land, Florida.

The most new snow reported was 12.0" at Niles, Michigan.
The most snow reported on the ground was 44.0" at Kingvale, California.