October 19, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 34ºF, the sky was clear and winds were calm. There was frost.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's, a high in the mid 60's, with clear skies and winds from the south at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 33º F and the high was 61º F. The sky was clear all day.

Last year on the 19th the low was 37ºF, the high was 62ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather History
Budapest, Hungary - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 34.2º F and the average minimum is 24.8º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 79.7º F and the average minimum is 59.7º F. There is an average of 20.3" 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.

10/18/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.23" at Manchester. There were 244 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Bethpage and Portland.
No precipitation was reported in Texas. There were 352 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5280 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.07" at Ocean Pines, Maryland.

The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Sylvania, Pennsylvania.
The most snow reported on the ground was 5.0" at Sylvania, Pennsylvania.