August 28, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 71ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the mid 80's, partly cloudy skies, and southwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 70º F and the high was 82º F. It was mostly cloudy or cloudy most of the morning with a sprinkle or two, then partly cloudy most of the afternoon.

Last year on the 28th the low was 65º F, the high was 85º F, and 0.01" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Kansas City, Missouri - The normal maximum temperature in January is 36º F and the normal minimum is 18º F. In July the normal maximum in is 89º F and the normal minimum is 68º F. There is an average of 37.98" 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.

8/27/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.60" at Murfreesboro. There were 292 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.95" at Willis. There were 534 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.07" at Benbrook and Saginaw.
So far 6550 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.68" at Emporia, Kansas. There was 1 report of over 4" in Kansas, Florida, Iowa, and Missouri.

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