September 6, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 65ºF, 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 low 80's, partly cloudy skies in the morning and mostly cloudy in the afternoon, and southeast winds 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers or thinderstorms today.

The low today was 64º F and the high was 82º F. It was partly cloudy in the morning and around 9:15 PM when I arrived home. There was a sprinkle sometime in the very late afternoon or early evening. There was a thunderstorm nearby around 4 AM on 9/7 and we got a little rain from that.

Last year on the 6th the low was 63ºF, the high was 75ºF, and 0.39" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Albany, New York - The normal maximum temperature in January is 31º F and the normal minimum is 13º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 82º F and the normal minimum is 60º F. There is an average of 38.60" 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.

9/5/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.75" at Murfreesboro. There were 220 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.62" at Austin. There were 466 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.13" in Benbrook.
So far 5067 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.12" at Hattieville, Arkansas. There were no other reports over 4".

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