January 30, 2010

Do-be and Metu frolic in the snow!

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.67" of precipitation in the gauge this morning and 5.5" of snow on the ground and we had 6.2" of new snow. The 5:30 AM temperature was 21º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts, and a light snow was falling. The barometer reading was -0.15 since yesterday's reading. (29.90 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid single digits, a high in the upper 20's, cloudy skies, and north winds 10-15 mph. There is a 70% chance of snow, mainly this morning.

The low today was 16º and the high was 27º F. It was cloudy all day.

Sunday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low around 11º F and a high in the mid 20's with clear skies.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 30th the low was 26º F, the high was 40º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for New York was -52º F on February 18, 1979 at Old Forge.
(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.

1/29/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.16" at Finger. There were 276 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.60" at Goldthwaite. The most new snow reported was 11.5" at Stratford. There were 740 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 3.15" at Arlington.
So far 6439 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.60" at Goldthwaite, Texas. There were 7 reports of 4" or more from Texas.

The most new snow reported was 11.5" at Stratford, Texas.
The most snow reported on the ground was 99.0" at Soda Springs, California.