November 11, 2009

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Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 50º F, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were estimated to be 13-18 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's, a high in the low 60's, mostly clear skies, and north winds 10-20 mph.

The low today was 46º F and the high was 62º F. There were periods of clouds in the morning, then clear or mostly clear in the afternoon. It was breezy all day with winds probably ranging from 8-18 mph.

Last year on the 11th the low was 40º F, the high was 54º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Prague, Czech Republic - The average maximum temperature in January is 32.7º F and the average minimum is 22.5º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 73.9º F and the average minimum is 53.2º F. There is an average of 20.7" 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.

11/10/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.02" at Crossville. There were 304 reports from Tennessee. No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.26" at Ingram. There were 503 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6779 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 6.74" at Gonzalez, Florida. Alabama had 32 reports of 4" or more and Florida had 12 reports of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 8.0" at Paradise Ranger Station (Mount Rainier NP).
The most snow reported on the ground was 42.0" at Paradise Ranger Station (Mount Rainier NP), Washington.