February 18, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was a trace of snow still on the ground. The 5:30 AM temperature was 25º F, the sky was partly cloudy, winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.02" since yesterday. (29.87 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 40's , and partly cloudy skies with west winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 23º F and the high was 45º F. It was clear most of the day with an occasional cloud in the afternoon.

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

Sabbath
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in low 30's and a high in the mid 40's with mostly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of rain.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 18th the low was 40º F, the high was 70º F, and 0.61" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for South Dakota was -58º F on February 17, 1936 at McIntosh.
(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.

2/17/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.20" at Altamont. There was 3.3" of new snow at Erwin. There were 247 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at stations from around the county and the most new snow was 1.0" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Alamo and Corpus Christi. There were 455 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5791 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.04" at Marblehead, Massachusetts.

The most new snow reported was 12.4" at Davis, West Virginia.
The most snow reported on the ground was 50.0" at Mc Henry, Maryland.