October 17, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.12" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 43ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's, a high in the upper 40's, with cloudy skies and winds from the north at 10-15 mph. There is a 20% chance of light showers today.

The low today was 38º F and the high was 48º F. It was cloudy all morning with some periods of light mist. It cleared off a little during the afternoon with a few patches of sunshine, though it was still mostly cloudy.

Last year on the 17th the low was 48ºF, the high was 62ºF, and 0.28" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Bombay, India - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 85.3º F and the average minimum is 66.7º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 86.2º F and the average minimum is 77.5º F. There is an average of 85.4" 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.

10/16/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.43" at Roan Mountain. There were 327 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.61" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.54" at Round Top. There were 462 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at several stations.
So far 6629 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.05" at Albany, Georgia. This was the only report of more than 4".

The most new snow reported was 6.0" at Port Matilda, Pennsylvania.
The most snow reported on the ground was 5.5" at Sylvania, Pennsylvania.