September 28, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 72ºF, the sky was mostly clear and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the mid 70's, mostly clear skies and northwest winds 15 - 25 mph.

The low today was 53º F and the high was 73º F. It was partly cloudy or mostly clear today, with the afternoon being mostly clear.

Last year on the 28th the low was 58ºF, the high was 81ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Houston, Texas - The normal maximum temperature in January is 62º F and the normal minimum is 41º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 94º F and the normal minimum is 74º F. There is an average of 47.84" 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.

9/27/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.67" at Etowah. There were 324 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.55" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.36" at Kingsville. There were 398 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5827 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.68" at Springville, Indiana. This was the only report over 4".

No new snow was reported.
No snow was reported on the ground.