September 25, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.28" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 72ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm. There was a light fog.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 60's, a high in the low 80's, mostly cloudy skies and light west winds. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 71º F and the high was 79º F. There was just a sprinkle during the day but the sky was cloudy all day.

Last year on the 25th the low was 50ºF, the high was 81ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Rapid City, South Dakota - The normal maximum temperature in January is 34º F and the normal minimum is 11º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 86º F and the normal minimum is 58º F. There is an average of 16.64" 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.

9/24/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.70" at Jackson. There were 339 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.07" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.40" at Yoakum. There were 692 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Benbrook.
So far 7326 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.93" at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The most new snow reported was 2.5" at Conifer, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 7.5" at Conifer, Colorado.