October 15, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.11" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 53ºF, the sky was cloudy with rain falling and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the mid 50's, cloudy skies with winds from the north at 10 mph. There is a 100% chance of showers today, mainly in the morning, with a slight chance of showers this afternoon.

The low today was 49º F and the high was 54º F. The rain ended for the most part before 8:30 AM with 0.57". Another 0.04" fell after dark and before the 5:30 AM reading on 10/16.

Last year on the 15th the low was 60ºF, the high was 79ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Berlin, Germany - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 35.2º F and the average minimum is 26.8º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 73.6º F and the average minimum is 55.2º F. There is an average of 23.3" 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.

10/14/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.87" at Mount Juliet. There were 347 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.67" at Hendersonville and Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.95" at Winnsboro. There were 621 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.41" at Blue Mound.
So far 7489 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 11.09" at Los Gatos, California. There were 29 reports of 4" or more from California and 2 reports of more than 4" from Arkansas.

The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 7.4" at Lander, Wyoming.