November 1, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was ?º F, the sky was clear and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's, a high in the upper 50's, clear skies, and north winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 36º F and the high was 57º F. It was clear all day with only the rare puffy cloud to be seen.

Last year on the 1st the low was 42º F, the high was 70º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Istanbul, Turkey - The average maximum temperature in January is 47.8º F and the average minimum is 37.2º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 82.8º F and the average minimum is 65.3º F. There is an average of 27.4" 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.

10/31/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.46" at Loretto. There were 346 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 2.10" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.47" at Nederland. There were 430 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.04" at Mansfield.
So far 6344 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.55" at Blytheville, Arkansas.

The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Armour, South Dakota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 36.0" at Aspen Park, Colorado.

TN-SR-32 Weather History
October 2009 had 7.87" of rain, the average low temperature was 47.3ºF and the average high was 64.2ºF.
October 2008 had 5.25" of rain, the average low temperature was 47.3ºF and the average high was 68.8ºF.
October 2007 had 5.80" of rain, the average low temperature was 52.2ºF and the average high was 73.4ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
October 2006 had 3.9" of rain, the average low was 45.5ºF and the average high was 65.1ºF.
October 2005 had 0.1" of rain, the average low was 47.8ºF and the average high was 68.4ºF.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of October -
2009 - 54.66"
2008 - 49.73"
2007 - 35.57"
2006 - 43.5"
2005 - 42.2"