September 29, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 50ºF, the sky was partly clear and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the mid 60's, mostly clear skies and northwest winds 10 - 15 mph.

Last year on the 29th the low was 53ºF, the high was 81ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Salt Lake City, Utah - The normal maximum temperature in January is 37º F and the normal minimum is 21º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 91º F and the normal minimum is 63º F. There is an average of 16.50" 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.

9/28/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.87" at Friendsville. There were 305 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.13" at Woodcreek. There were 459 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6522 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.87" at Friendsville, Tennessee.

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