September 21, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.88" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 69ºF, 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 light northeast winds. There is a 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 68º F and the high was 76º F. There was rain and periods of cloudy and periods of partly cloudy today, I'm not sure when.

Last year on the 21st the low was 62ºF, the high was 82ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Charleston, South Carolina - The normal maximum temperature in January is 59º F and the normal minimum is 37º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 91º F and the normal minimum is 73º F. There is an average of 51.53" 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.

9/20/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.57" at Lewisburg. There were 359 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.35" at Hendersonville .
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.96" at El Paso. There were 527 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6868 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 9.10" at Verona, Missouri. There were 7 reports of more than 4" from North Carolina, 4 reports of more than 4" from Missouri, and 3 reports of over 4" form Georgia.

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