September 13, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 60ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's, a high in the low 80's, partly cloudy skies and light northeast winds.

The low today was 59º F and the high was 80º F. It was partly cloudy or mostly clear today, with more clouds in the late afternoon.

Last year on the 13th the low was 72ºF, the high was 88ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - The normal maximum temperature in January is 47º F and the normal minimum is 26º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 93º F and the normal minimum is 71º F. There is an average of 35.85" 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.

9/12/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.69" at Lebanon. There were 264 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 5.07" at Harker Heights. There were 682 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 3.86" at Edgecliff.
So far 6031 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.10" at Ellenton, Florida. Texas had 12 reports of more than 4", Florida had 2 reports of more than 4", and Maryland, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania each had 1 report of more than 4".

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