September 16, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.16" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 70ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the mid 70's, mostly cloudy skies and east winds 5-10 mph. There is a 60% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 66º F and the high was 75º F. It was cloudy most of the day with occasional light showers, mainly in the afternoon and evening.

Last year on the 16th the low was 54ºF, the high was 73ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - The normal maximum temperature in January is 35º F and the normal minimum is 20º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 83º F and the normal minimum is 62º F. There is an average of 37.85" 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.

9/15/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.24" at Lebanon. There were 336 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.84" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 7.06" at Gilmer. There were 513 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.48" at Mansfield.
So far 6225 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 7.06" at Gilmer, Texas. There were 3 reports of more than 4" from Texas, 2 reports of more than 4" from Louisiana, and 1 report of more than 4" from both Florida and Mississippi.

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