August 19, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.02" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 72ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 70's, a high in the mid 80's, mostly cloudy skies, and south winds 5-10 mph. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 72º F and the high was 88º F. It was partly cloudy most of the day with a shower sometime.

Last year on the 19th the low was 61ºF, the high was 89ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Baltimore, Maryland - The normal maximum temperature in January is 41º F and the normal minimum is 24º F. In July the normal maximum in is 87º F and the normal minimum is 66º F. There is an average of 41.94" of precipitation per year.

Nashville, Tennessee - The normal maximum temperature in January is 46º F and the normal minimum is 28º F. In July the normal maximum in is 89º F and the normal minimum is 70º F. There is an average of 48.11" of precipitation per year.
(2009 The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Based on records for the period of 1971-2000.)

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.

8/18/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.88" at Clarksville . There were 345 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.27" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.38" at Panhandle. There were 441 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6583 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 9.09" at Milford, Indiana. There were 22 reports of more than 4" of rain from Indiana, 4 from Oklahoma, 2 from Ohio, and 1 from Kansas.

No new snow was reported.
No snow was reported on the ground.