September 30, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 46ºF, the sky was mostly clear and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the upper 60's, mostly clear skies in the morning with increasing clouds in the afternoon, and light north winds.

The low today was 45º F and the high was 67º F. It was mostly clear or partly cloudy all day.

Last year on the 30th the low was 53ºF, the high was 75ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Burlington, Vermont - The normal maximum temperature in January is 27º F and the normal minimum is 9º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 81º F and the normal minimum is 60º F. There is an average of 36.05" 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.

9/29/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.08" at Allardt. There were 287 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 5.36" at Harwood. There were 604 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6528 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.36" at Harwood, Texas. There was also a report of more than 4" from Buffalo, New York.

The most new snow reported was 1.5" at Sleetmute, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 1.5" at Sleetmute, Alaska.