September 12, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 64ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were calm. There was a light fog this morning.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's, a high in the mid 80's, partly cloudy skies and northeast winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 62º F and the high was 82º F. It was mostly clear to partly cloudy all day.

Last year on the 12th the low was 71ºF, the high was 86ºF, and 0.65" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Columbus, Ohio - The normal maximum temperature in January is 36º F and the normal minimum is 20º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 85º F and the normal minimum is 65º F. There is an average of 38.52" 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.

9/11/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.66" at Loretto. There were 289 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.08" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 7.12" at Castroville. There were 764 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.81" at Benbrook.
So far 6383 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 7.12" at Castroville, Texas. Texas had 30 reports of more than 4", and Maryland and New Jersey both had 3 reports of more than 4".

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