September 17, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.29" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 68ºF, the sky was 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 east winds 5-10 mph. There is a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 67º F and the high was 72º F. There was rain from around 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM, sometimes fairly heavy. It was cloudy all day, but no significant rain was observed after 10 AM.

Last year on the 17th the low was 54ºF, the high was 78ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
San Juan, Puerto Rico - The normal maximum temperature in January is 82º F and the normal minimum is 71º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 87º F and the normal minimum is 77º F. There is an average of 50.76" 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.

9/16/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.67" at Alexandria. There were 342 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 2.64" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.87" at Marshall. There were 466 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.07" at North Richland Hills.
So far 6303 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 6.93" at Conway, Arkansas. There were 10 reports of more than 4" from Arkansas and 2 reports of more than 4" from Georgia.

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