September 2, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 59ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's, a high in the upper 70s, partly cloudy skies, and northeast winds 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 58º F and the high was 79º F. It was partly cloudy most of the morning with some periods of mostly cloudy through the early afternoon and showers in the late afternoon and early evening.

Last year on the 2nd the low was 70ºF, the high was 86ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Concord, New Hampshire - The normal maximum temperature in January is 31º F and the normal minimum is 10º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 83º F and the normal minimum is 57º F. There is an average of 37.60" 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.

9/1/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.26" at Baileyton. There were 304 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.06" at Banquete. There were 490 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6605 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.99" at Skidaway Island, Georgia. There was also 1 report of more than 4" from South Carolina.

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