August 20, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.06" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 73ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 60's, a high in the upper 80's, partly cloudy skies, and southwest winds 10-15 mph. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 72º F and the high was 82º F. It was partly cloudy to mostly cloudy during most of the day with a line of thunderstorms coming through Middle Tennessee during the midday and passing over us between noon and 1 PM.

Last year on the 20th the low was 62ºF, the high was 90ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Boston, Massachusetts - The normal maximum temperature in January is 37º F and the normal minimum is 22º F. In July the normal maximum in is 82º F and the normal minimum is 66º F. There is an average of 42.53" 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.

8/19/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.92" at Bartlett. There were 334 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.69" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.04" at Gilmer. There were 473 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Westover Hills.
So far 6873 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.33" at Benton, Arkansas. This was the only report over 4".

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