October 28, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.73" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 56ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the mid 60's, with partly cloudy skies and light south winds.

The low today was 51º F and the high was 59º F. It was cloudy all day and there must have been a sprinkle or two sometime.

Last year on the 28th the low was 33ºF, the high was 49ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Comparison
Geneva, Switzerland - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 38.3º F and the average minimum is 27.9º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 76.3º F and the average minimum is 53.2º F. There is an average of 35.6" 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.

10/27/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.24" at Jackson. There were 323 reports from Tennessee.
the most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.59" at Jasper. There were 704 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.62" at Grapevine.
So far 6929 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.52" at Iowa, Louisiana. There were 3 reports of 4" or more from Louisiana.

The most new snow reported was 4.3" at Anchorage, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 14.0" at Angel Fire, New Mexico.