February 14, 2010

Happy Valentines Day Nancy !!!!!

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was a trace of snow on the ground. The 5:30 AM temperature was 30º F, the sky was cloudy, winds were calm. The barometer reading was unchanged since yesterday's reading. (29.87 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast .
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 20's, a high in the upper 30's , cloudy skies, and south winds 5-10 mph. There is a 70% chance of snow today. There is a good chance of snow this morning changing to rain and/or snow rain mix this afternoon, then changing back to snow tonight with around an inch of accumulation during the day and another 2 inches overnight.

The low today was 26º F and the high was 38º F. It was cloudy with snow flurries in the morning and light rain in the afternoon.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper teens and a high in the upper 20's with cloudy skies and a 70% chance of snow. Another inch or so accumulation is possible.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 14th the low was 32º F, the high was 53º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Rhode Island was 104º F on August 2, 1975 at Providence.
(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.

2/13/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.28" at Madisonville. There was 2.0" of new snow at Etowah. There were 246 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.35" at Bastrop. There were 415 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5461 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.63" at Brookings, Oregon.

The most new snow reported was 9.0" at Harkers Island, North Carolina.
The most snow reported on the ground was 70.0" at Kingvale, California.