January 4, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 16º F, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday's reading. (30.05 in Hg on non calibrated barometer). There were snow flurries falling and a very light dusting of snow on the ground.

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 12º F and the high was 28º F. It was partly cloud to mostly clear all day.

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 low 20's and a high in the upper 20's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 4th the low was 38º F, the high was 62º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Maine was 105º F on July 10, 1911 at North Bridgton.
(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.

1/3/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.03" at Friendsville. The most snow reported was 0.5" at McMinnville. There were 268 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 0.04" at Granger. There were 473 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6146 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.34" at Cooper, Maine.

The most new snow reported was 23.0" at South Burlington, Vermont.
The most snow reported on the ground was 48.0" at Soda Springs, California.