September 10, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 61ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were calm. There was a light fog.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's, a high in the mid 80's, partly cloudy skies and light east winds. There is a 20% chance of showers or thundershowers today.

The low today was 61º F and the high was 83º F. It was partly cloudy most of the day with some periods of mostly cloudy and cloudy in the afternoon.

Last year on the 10th the low was 64ºF, the high was 82ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Bismarck, North Dakota - The normal maximum temperature in January is 21º F and the normal minimum is -1º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 85º F and the normal minimum is 56º F. There is an average of 16.84" of precipitation per year.

Nashville, Tennessee (The nearest location to Westmoreland for comparison) - The normal maximum temperature in January is 46º F and the normal minimum is 28º F. In July the normal maximum temperature 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.

9/9/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.64" at Wartrace. There were 308 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.18" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.45" at Spring Branch. There were 593 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6755 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 7.07" at Elk city, Kansas. Kansas had 13 reports of more than 4", and South Dakota had 1 report of more than 4".

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