September 7, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.11" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 66ºF, the sky was cloudy with a heavy sprinkle falling and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's, a high in the mid 80's, mostly cloudy skies in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon, and light south winds becoming west winds 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 66º F and the high was 81º F. There were thunderstorms nearby around 2:15 PM and again around 4 PM. We got little rain, but lightening was less than a mile away in the second storm.

Last year on the 7th the low was 59ºF, the high was 81ºF, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Buffalo, New York - The normal maximum temperature in January is 31º F and the normal minimum is 18º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 80º F and the normal minimum is 62º F. There is an average of 40.54" 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.

9/6/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.43" at Silver Point. There were 254 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.95" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.78" at Needville. There were 485 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5407 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.80" at Cape Coral, Florida.

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