October 7, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.65" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 54ºF, the sky was mostly clear and winds were estimated to be 13-18 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the upper 60's, partly cloudy skies and northwest winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 49º F and the high was 67º F. It was clear and sunny all day.

Last year on the 7th the low was 56ºF, the high was 74ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Spokane, Washington - The normal maximum temperature in January is 33º F and the normal minimum is 22º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 83º F and the normal minimum is 55º F. There is an average of 16.67" 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.

10/6/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.78" at Dickson. There were 317 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.56" at Llano. There were 562 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.10" at North Richland Hills.
So far 7330 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.30" at Slidell, Louisiana.

The most new snow reported was 6.9" at Absarokee, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 15.0" at Red Lodge, Montana.