August 23, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 6:00 AM temperature was 59ºF, the sky was clear and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's, a high in the mid 70's, partly cloudy skies, and north winds 10-15 mph.

The low today was 58º F and the high was 73º F. It was partly cloudy.

Last year on the 23rd the low was 69ºF, the high was 85ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Grand Rapids, Michigan - The normal maximum temperature in January is 29º F and the normal minimum is 16º F. In July the normal maximum in is 82º F and the normal minimum is 61º F. There is an average of 37.13" 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.

8/22/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.51" at Maryville. There were 289 reports from Tennessee. The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.51" at Needville. There were 473 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.12" at North Richland Hills.
So far 5896 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.14" at Quarryville, Pennsylvania. This was the only legitimate looking report over 4".

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