January 5, 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 mostly clear, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was -0.01 since yesterday's reading. (30.04 in Hg on non calibrated barometer). There was frost.

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

The low today was 11º F and the high was 26º F. It was clear or mostly clear all day.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the upper 20's with partly cloudy skies.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low around 10º F and a high in the upper 20's with cloudy skies and a 80% chance of snow and windy conditions.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 5th the low was 32º F, the high was 38º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Maryland was -40º F on January 13, 1912 at Oakland.
(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.

1/4/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Celina. The most snow reported was 0.4" at Jamestown. There were 268 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at 7 of 10 reporting stations.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.12" at El Cenizo. There were 476 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6104 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 1.14" at Olalla, Washington.

The most new snow reported was 19.0" at South Russell, Ohio.
The most snow reported on the ground was 38.0" at Randolph, New Hampshire.