September 27, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.17" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 57ºF, the sky was mostly clear and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's, a high in the upper 70's, mostly clear skies and west winds 5 - 10 mph becoming southwest 10-15 mph in the afternoon.

The low today was 56º F and the high was 74º F. It was partly cloudy most of the day.

Last year on the 27th the low was 58ºF, the high was 79ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas - The normal maximum temperature in January is 54º F and the normal minimum is 34º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 95º F and the normal minimum is 75º F. There is an average of 34.73" 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.

9/26/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.99" at Mount Juliet. There were 324 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.70" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.68" at Los Fresnos. There were 391 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5910 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.99" at Lexington, Kentucky and Mount Juliet, Tennessee.

The most new snow reported was 1.8" at Eagle River, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 1.5" at Eagle River, Alaska.