September 8, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.01" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 62ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were calm.

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

The low today was 62º F and the high was 81º F. There were thinderstorms nearby but no rain at this location. It was partly cloudy most of the day.

Last year on the 8th the low was 64ºF, the high was 84ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
New York-Central Park, New York - The normal maximum temperature in January is 38º F and the normal minimum is 26º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 84º F and the normal minimum is 69º F. There is an average of 49.69" 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.

9/7/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.25" at Ashland City. There were 293 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.27" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.42" at Houston. There were 420 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5575 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.35" at Newport, North Carolina. This was the only report of 4" or more.

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