October 20, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 44ºF, the sky was clear and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's, a high in the low 70's, with clear skies and winds from the south at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 42º F and the high was 66º F. The sky was clear through most of the morning, then became partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Last year on the 20th the low was 39ºF, the high was 67ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather History
Buenos Aires, Argentina - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 85.8º F and the average minimum is 67.3º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 59.7º F and the average minimum is 45.7º F. There is an average of 45.2" 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.

10/19/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.03" at Greeneville. There were 327 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Hallsville. There were 484 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 7206 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.02" at Redding, California.

The most new snow reported was 2.1" at Belmont, Maine.
The most snow reported on the ground was 1.0" at Mason, New Hampshire.