February 7, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was a trace of new snow and a couple of tenths of snow on the ground. The 5:30 AM temperature was 27º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph. The barometer reading was +0.16 since yesterday's reading. (29.88 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 mid 30's, partly cloudy skies, and north winds around 5 mph.

The low today was 24º F and the high was 36º F. It was cloudy early, then cleared to partly cloudy through most of the afternoon, then mostly clear in the late afternoon.

Monday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the low 40's with mostly cloudy skies and a 40% chance of light rain or snow in the afternoon and a 80% chance of rain overnight.

Tuesday
The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the upper 30's with mostly cloudy skies and a 70% chance of light rain in the morning and a 70% chance of light rain or snow in the afternoon.

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 7th the low was 48º F, the high was 66º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Oklahoma was -27º F on January 18, 1930 at Watts.
(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.

2/6/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.85" at Farragut. There were 294 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.57" at Westmoreland. Westmoreland also reported 0.5" of new snow.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.13" at San Antonio. There were 434 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6054 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.30 at Torrance, California. This was the only report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 35.5" at Friendsville, Maryland.
The most snow reported on the ground was 96.0" at Soda Springs, California.