January 7, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 28º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was -.03 since yesterday's reading. (30.01 in Hg on non calibrated barometer). There was a light dusting of snow and it was snowing.

Forecast
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid teens, a high in the low 30's, cloudy skies, and southwest winds 5-10 mph changing to west 10-20 mph this afternoon. There is a 90% chance of snow today, with accumulation of up to an inch.

The low today was 11º F and the high was 31º F. It was cloudy all day and there was snow or snow flurries most of the morning and early afternoon. There was 0.7" of snow.

Tomorrow
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low around 10º F and a high in the low 20's with cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of snow.

Day After Tomorrow
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low around 5º F and a high in the low 20's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 7th the low was 34º F, the high was 47º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Massachusetts was -35º F on January 12, 1981 at Chester.
(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.

1/6/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.12" at Erwin. The most snow reported was 3.7" at Erwin. There were 264 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.02" at Harlingen and Stockdale. There were 458 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6135 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.72" at Florence, Oregon.

The most new snow reported was 9.5" at Rowlesburg, West Virginia.
The most snow reported on the ground was 33.0" at Randolph, New Hampshire.