February 10, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.33" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was a 1.5" of snow on the ground. There was 1.2" of new snow since yesterday morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 22º F, the sky was cloudy, winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph with stronger gusts and a light snow was falling. The barometer reading was +0.04 since yesterday's reading. (29.83 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast .
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 20's, a high in the upper 20's , cloudy skies, and northwest winds 10-20 mph. There is a 50% chance of snow.

The low today was 17º F and the high was 31º F. There was light snow in the morning, then the sky cleared to partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 30's with mostly cloudy skies.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the upper 30's with cloudy skies and a 20% chance of snow.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 9th the low was 51º F, the high was 71º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Oregon was 119º F on August 10, 1998 at Pendleton.
(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.

2/9/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.84" at Savannah. There was 5.0" of new snow at Clarksville. There were 319 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.85" at Portland. 2.0" of new snow was reported at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.30" at Smithville. There was 0.8" of new snow at Panhandle. There were 668 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.94" at Mansfield.
So far 6834 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.54" at Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.

The most new snow reported was 9.5" at Lakeville, Minnesota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 95.0" at Soda Springs, California.