September 14, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 62ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the upper 70's, mostly cloudy skies and southeast winds 5-10 mph. There is a slight chance or showers this morning, then a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms this afternoon, then a 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight.

The low today was 62º F and the high was 84º F. It was mostly cloudy much of the day with partly cloudy the rest of the time.

Last year on the 14th the low was 64ºF, the high was 80ºF, and 0.10" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Portland, Oregon - The normal maximum temperature in January is 46º F and the normal minimum is 34º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 79º F and the normal minimum is 57º F. There is an average of 37.07" 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.

9/13/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.10" at Ramer. There were 234 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 8.99" at Rockdale. There were 657 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 4.15" at North Richland Hills.
So far 5846 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 8.99" at Rockdale, Texas. Texas had 19 reports of more than 4", Florida and Maryland each had 1 report of more than 4".

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