February 8, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was a trace of snow on the ground in shady spots. The 5:30 AM temperature was 25º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were calm. The barometer reading was +0.01 since yesterday's reading. (29.89 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 low 40's, cloudy skies, and light east winds with a 20% chance of light rain or snow this afternoon. Tonight there is a near 100% chance of light rain changing to light snow after midnight. Accumulations should be less than an inch.

The low today was 21º F and the high was 37º F. It was cloudy all day. Snow flurries started by 5 PM and snow started around 8 PM. There was 1.2" of snow by 10:30 PM when the snow changed to rain.

Tuesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the upper 30's with cloudy skies and a 80% chance of light rain or snow with no additional accumulation.

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 8th the low was 51º F, the high was 71º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record high for Oklahoma was 120º F on June 27, 1994 at Tipton.
(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.

2/7/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.20" at Jefferson City. There were 228 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at several locations.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.03" atLa Vernia and Rockwall. There were 401 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5559 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.15" at Crestline, California.

The most new snow reported was ?. Because of the storm it is hard to differentiate between new snow and storm totals.
The most snow reported on the ground was 97.0" at Soda Springs, California.