October 22, 2009

Happy Birthday Larry!!!!

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 57ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's, a high in the low 70's, with mostly cloudy skies and winds from the southeast at 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of rain this afternoon and a near 100% chance of rain overnight.

The low today was 54º F and the high was 73º F. It was cloudy most of the day, but there were a few periods with some sun. Light showers started at around 10:00 PM.

Last year on the 22nd the low was 41ºF, the high was 63ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather History
Cape Town, South Africa - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 79.0º F and the average minimum is 60.3º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 63.3º F and the average minimum is 44.6º F. There is an average of 20.5" 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.

10/21/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.01" at Sparta. There were 281 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.78" at Wellington. There were 652 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.49" at Edgecliff.
So far 7095 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.86" at Campo, Colorado.

The most new snow reported was 8.0" at Angel Fire, New Mexico.
The most snow reported on the ground was 7.7" at Angel Fire, New Mexico.