February 4, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning and there was a trace of snow on the ground. The 5:30 AM temperature was 33º F, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph with stronger gusts. The barometer reading was +0.02 since yesterday's reading. (30.01 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast .
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's, a high in the mid 40's, cloudy skies, and east winds 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of rain during the late morning and afternoon, increasing to a near 100% chance of rain tonight.

The low today was 32º F and the high was 44º F. It was cloudy all day and the rain started mid afternoon and rained all night.

Friday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the mid 40's with cloudy skies and a near 100% chance of rain. There is a 70% chance of light rain in the evening and a possibility of some snow after midnight.

Sabbath
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 rain or snow.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 4th the low was 11º F, the high was 25º F, and a trace of precipitation and 0.3" of snow was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for North Dakota was 121º F on July 6, 1936 at Steele.
(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.

2/3/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.28" at Washburn. There were 277 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.05" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.74" at Beeville. There were 690 reports from Texas.
No precipitation reported was in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6496 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.74" at Beeville, Texas.

The most new snow reported was 7.5" at Las Vegas, New Mexico.
The most snow reported on the ground was 92.0" at Soda Springs, California.