September 23, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.29" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 72ºF, the sky was cloudy, winds were calm, and a light rain was falling.

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 southeast winds. There is a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 71º F and the high was 79º F. It was partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with a brief shower early and another light shower in the late afternoon.

Last year on the 23rd the low was 57ºF, the high was 83ºF, and a trace of 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.

9/22/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.45" at Chattanooga. There were 372 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.83" at Gallatin .
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.90" at Austin. There were 721 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.82" at Grapevine.
So far 7677 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 9.31" at Kennesaw, Georgia. There were 14 reports of more than 4" from Georgia, 3 reports of over 4" from North Carolina, 2 reports of more than 4" from Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma each; and 1 report of over 4" from Alabama and North Carolina each.

The most new snow reported was 10.5" at Conifer, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 8.5" at Conifer, Colorado.