October 6, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 62ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's, a high in the low 70's, mostly cloudy skies and south-southeast winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 61º F and the high was 69º F. It was cloudy all day with rain between 12:30 PM and 3 PM and then light rain occasionally through the evening.

Last year on the 6th the low was 57ºF, the high was 82ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Seattle-Tacoma, Washington - The normal maximum temperature in January is 48º F and the normal minimum is 36º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 75º F and the normal minimum is 55º F. There is an average of 37.07" 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.

10/5/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.55" at Ramer. There were 362 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.44" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 9.16" at Yoakum. There were 635 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.70" at North Richland Hills.
So far 7110 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 9.16" at Yoakum, Texas. There were 7 reports over 4" from Texas, and 1 report over 4" from Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana each.

The most new snow reported was 14.0" at Kaycee, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 15.0" at Lander, Wyoming.