January 6, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 12º F, the sky was clear, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The barometer reading was unchanged 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 in the upper teens, a high in the mid 20's, partly cloudy skies, and light west winds. There is a 50% chance of snow after midnight.

The low today was 11 º F and the high was 32º F. It was clear or mostly clear all day.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid teens and a high in the upper 20's with cloudy skies. There is a 90% chance of snow with around 2" of accumulation expected.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low around 7º F and a high in the low 20's with cloudy skies and a20% chance of snow.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 6th the low was 37º F, the high was 48º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Maryland was 109º F on July 10, 1936 at Cumberland Frederick.
(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.

1/5/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.13" at Erwin. The most snow reported was 2.8" at Erwin. There were 258 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 0.01" at Alamo and Hallsville. There were 443 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5992 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.12" at Rhododendron, Oregon.

The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Flora, Oregon.
The most snow reported on the ground was 43.0" at Kingvale, California.