October 14, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.22" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 57ºF, the sky was cloudy with a light rain falling and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the upper 50's, mostly cloudy skies with winds from the northeast at 5-10 mph. There is a 100% chance of showers today, mainly in the morning with less chance this afternoon.

The low today was 53º F and the high was 62º F. It was cloudy all day. There was rain between 5:30 AM and 7:00 AM, 0.33" of rain. There was no more rain until sometime overnight, in the AM of 10/15.

Last year on the 14th the low was 62ºF, the high was 79ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Bangkok, Thailand - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 89.6º F and the average minimum is 69.8º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 90.9º F and the average minimum is 77.0º F. There is an average of 59.0" 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.

10/13/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.78" at Jackson. There were 309 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.03" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.16" at Pearland. There were 698 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.42" at Blue Mound.
So far 7237 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.50" at Carnesville, Georgia. There were 4 reports of 4" or more from Georgia and 2 from California.

The most new snow reported was 5.0" at Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 12.0" at Scottsbluff, Nebraska.