September 22, 2009

Autumn begins 4:18 PM CDT today!!!!

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.50" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 67ºF, 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 low 80's, mostly cloudy skies and south winds 5-10 mph. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

Last year on the 22nd the low was 58ºF, the high was 83ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Huron, South Dakota - The normal maximum temperature in January is 25º F and the normal minimum is 4º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 86º F and the normal minimum is 61º F. There is an average of 20.90" 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.

9/21/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 4.13" at Monteagle. There were 369 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 2.24" at Westmoreland .
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.89" at Del Rio. There were 542 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 7557 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was over 11" at Douglasville, Georgia (it was reported to be 11.80" but the gauge was said to be full so there was presumably more than 11"). There were 37 reports of more than 4" from Georgia, 9 reports of more than 4" from Indiana, and 6 reports of over 4" form Alabama, 4 from South Carolina, 2 from Illinois and 2 from North Carolina, and 1 report over 4" each in Kentucky and Tennessee.

The most new snow reported was 5.0" at Elk Mountain, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 3.0" at HHR (?) in Colorado.