September 11, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 65ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were calm.

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 southeast winds. There is a 20% chance of showers or thundershowers today.

The low today was 64º F and the high was 81º F. It was cloudy some in the morning, and partly cloudy through the afternoon. Radar showed all storms well to our east.

Last year on the 11th the low was 69ºF, the high was 83ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Cleveland, Ohio - The normal maximum temperature in January is 33º F and the normal minimum is 19º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 81º F and the normal minimum is 62º F. There is an average of 38.71" 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.

9/10/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.12" at Fayetteville. There were 297 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 5.20" at Calallen. There were 699 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6584 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.20" at Calallen, Texas. Texas had 15 reports of more than 4", and Kansas had 1 report of more than 4".

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