August 21, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.17" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 73ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the mid 80's, mostly cloudy skies early clearing to partly cloudy skies, and west winds 10-15 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms, mainly this morning.

The low today was 68º F and the high was 83º F. It was mostly cloudy early and cleared to partly cloudy.

Last year on the 21st the low was 72ºF, the high was 90ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Detroit, Michigan - The normal maximum temperature in January is 31º F and the normal minimum is 18º F. In July the normal maximum in is 83º F and the normal minimum is 64º F. There is an average of 32.89" 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.

8/20/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 4.77" at Dover. There were 343 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.40" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.43" at Nederland. There were 426 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6738 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 6.54" at Oakland Park, Missouri. There were 6 reports over 4" in Missouri, 3 in Kansas, and 1 in Tennessee.

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