October 23, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.16" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 64ºF, the sky was cloudy and a light rain was falling. Winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the upper 60's, with mostly cloudy skies and winds from the southwest at 10-15 mph. There is a 70% chance of rain today.

The low today was 58º F and the high was 72º F. It was raining at 5:30 AM at the time of checking the gauge and rained until around 9 to 10 AM. It was cloudy until about 1 PM, then cleared to partly cloudy and was partly cloudy most of the afternoon and early evening.

Last year on the 23rd the low was 44ºF, the high was 70ºF, and 1.50" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station for the 23rd and 24th.

Weather History
Caracas, Venezuela - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 79.9º F and the average minimum is 60.8º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 81.3º F and the average minimum is 66.0º F. There is an average of 36.1" 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.

10/22/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.06" at Memphis. There were 282 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 7.80" at Kingsland. There were 789 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 6.28" at Watauga.
So far 7249 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 7.80" at Kingsland, Texas. Texas had 35 reports of 4" or more and Arkansas and Colorado both had 1 report of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 17.1" at Westcliffe, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 15.4" at Westcliffe, Colorado.