October 8, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 52ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the mid 70's, partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Winds will be southeast 5-10 mph in the morning and south 10-20 mph in the afternoon.

The low today was 47º F and the high was 77º F. It was cloudy most of the morning, then cleared to clear skies by 4 PM.

Last year on the 8th the low was 62ºF, the high was 74ºF, and 1.92" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Charleston, West Virginia - The normal maximum temperature in January is 43º F and the normal minimum is 24º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 85º F and the normal minimum is 63º F. There is an average of 44.05" 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.

10/7/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.07" at Taft. There were 352 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.72" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.20" at Shady Shores. There were 576 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.24" at Fort Worth and Watauga.
So far 6988 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.24" at Swartz, Louisiana. There were 6 reports of more than 4" from Louisiana.

The most new snow reported was 1.8" at Highwood, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 11.6" at Lander, Wyoming.