August 31, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 57º F, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were calm.

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

The low today was 56º F and the high was 76º F. It was clear or mostly clear all day.

Last year on the 31st the low was 70º F, the high was 88º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Omaha, Nebraska - The normal maximum temperature in January is 32º F and the normal minimum is 12º F. In July the normal maximum is 87º F and the normal minimum is 66º F. There is an average of 30.22" 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 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.

8/30/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.71" at Athens. There were 265 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.73" at Center. There were 374 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5405 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.74" at Wellfleet, Massachusetts.

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