February 17, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was 1.0" of new snow since yesterday and 0.5" still on the ground. The 5:30 AM temperature was 25º F, the sky was partly cloudy, winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was +0.02" since yesterday. (29.85 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 low 30's , and cloudy skies.

The low today was 23º F and the high was 34ºF. It was partly cloudy most of the day.

Thursday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the low 40's with partly cloudy skies.

Friday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in low 30's and a high in the mid 40's with partly cloudy skies.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 17th the low was 24º F, the high was 53º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for South Carolina was 111º F on June 28, 1954 at Camden.
(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.

2/16/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.75" at White House. There was 4.8" of new snow at Erwin. There were 278 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.25" at Portland and the most new snow was 1.0" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.03" at Brownsville. There were 503 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6418 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.61" at Hoquiam, Washington.

The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Hanover, Indiana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 50.0" at Mc Henry, Maryland.