August 27, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 68ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 60's, a high in the upper 80's, partly cloudy skies, and south winds 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.

The low today was 67º F and the high was 88º F. It was partly cloudy all day.

Last year on the 27th the low was 67º F, the high was 76º F, and 0.13" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Jackson, Mississippi - The normal maximum temperature in January is 55º F and the normal minimum is 35º F. In July the normal maximum in is 91º F and the normal minimum is 71º F. There is an average of 55.95" 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.

8/26/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.08" at Oakland. There were 278 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.75" at Tyler. There were 459 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6464 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.91" at Hastings, Nebraska. There were 4 reports of over 4" in Nebraska and 1 in Kansas.

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