August 22, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 6:00 AM temperature was 62ºF, the sky was clear and winds were calm.

The low today was 62º F and the high was 73º F. It was mostly cloudy or cloudy all day with a sprinkle or two.

Last year on the 22st the low was 66ºF, the high was 91ºF, 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.

8/21/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.40" at Dayton. There were 359 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.82" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.00" at Richardson. There were 504 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 2.21" at Grapevine.
So far 6873 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.46" at Bokoshe, Oklahoma. This was the only report over 4".

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