February 12, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was a 0.5" of snow on the ground. The 5:30 AM temperature was 22º F, the sky was partly cloudy, winds were calm. The barometer reading was -0.02 since yesterday's reading. (29.88 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 mid 30's , mostly cloudy skies, and north winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 20º F and the high was 34º F. It was mostly cloudy through the morning, then partly cloudy during the late afternoon and early evening.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 20's and a high in the mid 30's with partly cloudy skies.

Sunday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the mid 30's with cloudy skies and a 80% chance of snow.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 12th the low was 38º F, the high was 61º F, and 0.27" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Pennsylvania was 111º F on July 10, 1936 at Phoenixville.
(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.

2/11/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.14" at Monterey. There was 2.5" of new snow at Bristol. There were 254 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at several places in the county. 0.2" of new snow was reported at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.05" at Lyford. There were 696 reports from Texas. There was 3.0" of new snow reported at Dallas and Duncanville and Watauga.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.49" at Watauga. Watauga also reported 3.0" of new snow.
So far 6266 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.44" at Hammonton, New Jersey.

The most new snow reported was 20.0" at Towson, Maryland.
The most snow reported on the ground was 91.0" at Soda Springs, California.