October 24, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.62" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 50ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's, a high in the upper 50's, with mostly cloudy skies in the morning and partly cloudy skies in the afternoon and winds from the west at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 40º F and the high was 58º F. It was cloudy through the morning till early afternoon when it began clearing and it was partly cloudy by late afternoon.

Last year on the 24th the low was 50ºF, the high was 53ºF, and 1.50" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station for the 23rd and 24th.

Weather Comparison
Casablanca, Morocco - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 62.8º F and the average minimum is 47.1º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 77.7º F and the average minimum is 66.7º F. There is an average of 16.8" 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.

10/23/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.99" at Memphis. There were 321 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.85" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 5.00" at Hemphill. There were 511 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.06" at North Richland Hills.
So far 6846 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.00" at Hemphill, Texas. Texas had 1 report of 4" or more and Missouri had 1 report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Gothenburg, Nebraska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 9.0" at Kiowa and Aspen Park, Colorado.