September 24, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.02" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 71ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 60's, a high in the upper 70's, mostly cloudy skies and light variable winds. There is a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 70º F and the high was 82º F. It was mostly cloudy most of the day with a shower late, around 10:30 PM.

Last year on the 24th the low was 56ºF, the high was 82ºF, 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.

9/23/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.68" at Centerville. There were 370 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.73" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.52" at Harlingen. There were 735 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.30" at Crowley.
So far 7625 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.67" at New Iberia, Louisiana. There was 1 report of more than 4" from Louisana, Mississippi, and North Carolina each.

The most new snow reported was 3.1" at Black Hawk, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 7.3" at Conifer, Colorado.