October 3, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.25" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was ?, the sky was ? and winds were ?.

The forecast for today is ?

Last year on the 3rd the low was 41ºF, the high was 73ºF, 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.

10/2/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.30" at Brentwood. There were 364 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.73" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 6.41" at League City. There were 655 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.63" at Edgecliff.
So far 7312 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 6.41" at League City, Texas. There were 3 reports of more than 4", all in League City, Texas.

The most new snow reported was 0.5" at Elk Mountain, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 1.0" at Lead, South Dakota, Rawlins, Wyoming, and someplace in Larime County, Colorado.