October 10, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.83" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 53ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts. A light rain (mist) was falling.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the mid 60's, mostly cloudy skies with a chance for a few sprinkles. Winds will be from the north at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 48º F and the high was 57º F. It was cloudy most of the day with very periods of mostly cloudy.

Last year on the 10th the low was 50ºF, the high was 78ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Lander, Wyoming - The normal maximum temperature in January is 32º F and the normal minimum is 9º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 86º F and the normal minimum is 55º F. There is an average of 13.42" 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.

10/9/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.77" at Dover. There were 300 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.33" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.40" at Sanger. There were 682 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 2.46" at Fort Worth.
So far 6934 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 6.97" at Aurora, Missouri.

Reports of more than 4" -
Missouri - 96
Arkansas - 14
Oklahoma -7
Illinois - 4
Indiana - 4
Kansas - 4
Kentucky - 2


The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Evaro, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 10.0" at Evaro and Livingston, Montana.