October 16, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.61" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 47ºF, the sky was cloudy with a light mist and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's, a high in the upper 40's, cloudy skies with winds from the northwest at 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers today.

The low today was 43º F and the high was 49º. It was cloudy all day. There were several periods of misty rain off and on all day and through the night.

Last year on the 16th the low was 56ºF, the high was 68ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Bogota, Columbia - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 67.3º F and the average minimum is 41.7º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 64.6º F and the average minimum is 45.5º F. There is an average of 32.4" 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.

10/15/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.92" at Hartsville. There were 353 reports from Tennessee. The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.75" at White House.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.98" at Vidor. There were 490 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at several stations.
So far 7137 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.12" at Hazlehurst, Mississippi.

The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 7.0" at Fargo, North Dakota.