October 11, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 44ºF, the sky was mostly clear and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the mid 60's, partly cloudy skies with winds from the north at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 44º F and the high was 62º F. It was mostly clear or partly cloudy all day, with more clouds in the afternoon.

Last year on the 11th the low was 60ºF, the high was 81ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Algiers, Algeria - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 61.7º F and the average minimum is 42.6º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 87.1º F and the average minimum is 65.3º F. There is an average of 27.0" 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.

10/10/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.74" at Clarksville. There were 337 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.83" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.82" at Nederland. There were 609 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.22" at Blue Mound.
So far 6336 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.90" in Baxter County, Arkansas.


The most new snow reported was 17.2" in Larimer County, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 18.5" at Warren AFB, Wyoming.