August 30, 2009

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

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's, a high in the upper 70's, partly cloudy skies, and north winds 5-10 mph.

Last year on the 30th the low was 67º F, the high was 86º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Helena, Montana - The normal maximum temperature in January is 31º F and the normal minimum is 10º F. In July the normal maximum in is 83º F and the normal minimum is 52º F. There is an average of 11.32" 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.

8/29/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.63" at Ardmore. There were 297 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.55" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.48" at Hebbronville. There were 442 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5917 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.73" at Harkers Island, North Carolina.

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