February 9, 2010

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.39" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. There was a 0.5" of snow on the ground. At 10:30 PM last night when the snow changed to rain there was 1.2" of new snow. The 5:30 AM temperature was 34º F, the sky was cloudy, winds were calm, and a light rain was falling. The barometer reading was -0.10 since yesterday's reading. (29.79 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 30's with temperatures dropping during the day, cloudy skies, and west winds 5-10 mph. There is a 80% chance of precipitation today with rain changing to snow or freezing rain during the morning with a chance of snow in the afternoon.

The low today was 19º F and the high was 35º F. There was rain until about 8 AM and then snow until about 10 AM and then more snow in the evening and overnight. Accumulation was another 1.2" of snow.

Wednesday
The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the upper teens and a high in the low 30's with partly cloudy skies

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

Last Years Weather on this Date
Last year on the 9th the low was 51º F, the high was 71º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The record low for Oregon was -54º F on February 10, 1933 at Seneca.
(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.

2/8/2010 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.31" at Bartlett. There was 5.0" of snow at Memphis. There were 265 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.74" at Lowry Crossing. There was 3.3" of new snow at Texline. There were 629 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.04" at Fort Worth.
So far 6498 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.74" at Lowry Crossing, Texas.

The most new snow reported was 13.0" at Angel Fire, New Mexico.
The most snow reported on the ground was 95.0" at Soda Springs, California.