September 3, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.15" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 66ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's, a high in the mid 70s, mostly cloudy skies, and light east winds. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 64º F and the high was 77º F. It was cloudy with a few light showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy or partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Last year on the 3rd the low was 69ºF, the high was 86ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Atlantic City, New Jersey - The normal maximum temperature in January is 41º F and the normal minimum is 23º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 85º F and the normal minimum is 65º F. There is an average of 40.59" 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.

9/2/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.99" at Niota . There were 297 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.00" at Bishop. There were 447 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6121 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.47" at Monticello, Florida. There were 3 reports of more than 4" from Florida.

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