October 9, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 76ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 13-18 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's, a high in the mid 70's, cloudy skies with a near 100% chance of showers or thunderstorms, some possibly severe. Winds will be southwest 15-25 mph.

The low today was 57º F and the high was 80º F. There was a brief shower around 7 AM, then it rained off and on from 12:30 PM to around 5 PM when the gauge had 0.73" in it. There were a few other showers during the night with another 0.10" of rain.

Last year on the 9th the low was 55ºF, the high was 73ºF, and 1.55" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The normal maximum temperature in January is 28º F and the normal minimum is 13º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 81º F and the normal minimum is 63º F. There is an average of 38.41" 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.

10/8/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.04" at Huntland. There were 291 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.73" at Huntsville. There were 595 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.31" at Mansfield.
So far 6988 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.56" at Springfield, Missouri.

The most new snow reported was 5.8" at Silver City, South Dakota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 10.0" at Livingston, Montana and Lander, Wyoming.