August 25, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 60ºF, the sky was clear and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the mid 80's, partly cloudy skies, and light northeast winds.

Last year on the 25th the low was 70ºF, the high was 74ºF, and 0.26" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Duluth, Minnesota - The normal maximum temperature in January is 18º F and the normal minimum is -1º F. In July the normal maximum in is 76º F and the normal minimum is 55º F. There is an average of 31.00" of precipitation per year.

Nashville, Tennessee (For comparison, this city is the nearest to me with data) - 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.

8/24/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.94" at Sevierville. There were 305 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.05" at Lorena. There were 472 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6608 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.54" at Surry, Maine.

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