February 5, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.72" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 40º F, the sky was cloudy with a light rain falling, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was -0.16 since yesterday's reading. (29.85 in Hg on non calibrated barometer).

Forecast .
Today
The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the low 40's, cloudy skies, and light east winds shifting west in the afternoon. There is a 100% chance of rain during the day and evening and then a 90% chance of snow after midnight with accumulations of less than an inch.

The low today was 39º F and the high was 46º F. It was cloudy all day with light rain through the early afternoon. Occasional light rain returned in the evening and changed to snow sometime between midnight and 2:30 AM.

Sabbath
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the mid 30's with cloudy skies and 40% chance of snow in the morning and then a chance of snow or rain in the afternoon.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 5th the low was 6º F, the high was 39º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Ohio was -39º F on February 10, 1899 at Milligan.
(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.

2/4/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.57" at Memphis. There were 274 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.15" at Orange Grove. The most new snow was 8.1" at Texline. There were 745 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.44" at Fort worth and North Richland Hills.
So far 6678 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.15" at Orange Grove, Texas.

The most new snow reported was 12.0" at Cloudcroft, New Mexico.
The most snow reported on the ground was 90.0" at Soda Springs, California.