October 29, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 48ºF, the sky was mostly clear and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's, a high in the low 70's, with mostly cloudy skies and southeast winds 5-10 mph. There is a 30% chance of showers, with the best chance this afternoon.

Last year on the 29th the low was 32ºF, the high was 58ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Comparison
Havana, Cuba - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 78.4º F and the average minimum is 65.5º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 88.3º F and the average minimum is 74.8º F. There is an average of 46.9" 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.

10/28/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.49" at Dover. There were 341 reports from Tennessee.
the most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.84" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.87" at Brownsville. There were 516 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.02" at Crowley.
So far 7277 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.33" at West Pensacola, Florida.

The most new snow reported was 20.5" at Rollinsville, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 21.5" at Rollinsville, Colorado.