September 5, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 64ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the mid 80's, partly cloudy skies, and light southeast winds. There is a 20% chance or showers this afternoon.

The low today was 64º F and the high was 84º F. There was a sprinkle in the afternoon as radar showed some showers passing southeast of us.

Last year on the 5th the low was 68ºF, the high was 78ºF, and 0.10" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Albuquerque, New Mexico- The normal maximum temperature in January is 48º F and the normal minimum is 24º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 92º F and the normal minimum is 65º F. There is an average of 9.47" 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.

9/4/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.99" at Bon Aqua. There were 299 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.51" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.64" at Grandview. There were 517 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 2.10" in Crowley.
So far 6230 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.93" at Panama, Nebraska.

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