October 30, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 66ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy and winds were estimated to 13-18 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's, a high in the low 70's, with mostly cloudy skies and south winds 15-25 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers this afternoon and a near 100% chance of rain tonight.

The low today was 57º F and the high was 76º F. The rain started in the evening and it rained pretty much all night.

Last year on the 30th the low was 33ºF, the high was 64ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Comparison
Hong Kong, China - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 65.5º F and the average minimum is 56.5º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 88.7º F and the average minimum is 79.9º F. There is an average of 87.2" 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.

10/29/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.13" at Obion. There were 295 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Hendersonville and Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.30" at Montgomery. There were 634 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.86" at Bedford.
So far 7324 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.05" at Ava, Missouri. This was the only report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 27.0" at Conifer, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 36.0" at Aspen Park, Colorado.