October 4, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was ?, the sky was ? and winds were ?.

The forecast for today is ?

The low today was 45º F and the high was 58º F. It was cloudy most of the day with light rain starting at around 2 PM and going to at least 8 PM.

Last year on the 4th the low was 44ºF, the high was 78ºF, 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.

10/3/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.55" at Jackson. There were 281 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.25" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.95" at Smithville. There were 533 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6152 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.31" at Pepeekeo, Hawaii. This was the only report over 4".

No new snow was reported.
No snow was reported on the ground.