August 29, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 68ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's, a high in the mid 80's, partly cloudy skies, and northwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 64º F and the high was 82º F. It was partly cloudy most of the day with periods of cloudy and mostly cloudy early.

Last year on the 29th the low was 68º F, the high was 87º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
St. Louis, Missouri - The normal maximum temperature in January is 38º F and the normal minimum is 21º F. In July the normal maximum in is 90º F and the normal minimum is 71º F. There is an average of 38.75" 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.

8/28/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.44" at Maryville. There were 319 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.43" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.95" at Center. There were 625 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.29" at Edgecliff.
So far 6607 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.76" at New London, Iowa. There were also 5 reports of more than 4" in Illinois.

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