October 2, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.31" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 61ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 19-24 mph with stronger gusts. A light sprinkle was falling.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the low 70's, cloudy skies and a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the early morning clearing to mostly clear this afternoon. Winds are expected to be from the southwest at 10-15 mph.

The low today was 57º F and the high was 70º F. It rained between 7 AM and 9:30 AM. It then cleared off till it was mostly clear by 4 PM.

Last year on the 2nd the low was 41ºF, the high was 68ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Richmond, Virginia - The normal maximum temperature in January is 45º F and the normal minimum is 28º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 88º F and the normal minimum is 68º F. There is an average of 43.91" 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.

10/1/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 280 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.36" at Beeville. There were 513 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.05" at North Richland Hills.
So far 6536 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.00" at Gallatin, Missouri.

The most new snow reported was 9.0" at Smoot, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 3.5" at Thayne, Wyoming.