November 12, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 39º F, the sky was clear, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30's, a high in the low 60's, clear skies, and north winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 37º F and the high was 60º F. It was clear much of the day with a few periods of mostly clear.

Last year on the 12th the low was 48º F, the high was 56º F, and 0.02" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Reykjavik, Iceland - The average maximum temperature in January is 35.4º F and the average minimum is 26.6º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 55.9º F and the average minimum is 46.9º F. There is an average of 31.5" 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.

11/11/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.57" at Newport and Sevierville. There were 313 reports from Tennessee.

No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.02" at Ingram, Pleasanton, and Portland. There were 437 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6449 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 6.10" at Berner, Georgia. Georgia had 53 reports of 4" or more, South Carolina had 24, North Carolina had 12, and Alabama had 3 reports of 4" or more.

The most new snow reported was 3.1" at Aniak, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 8.3" at Aniak, Alaska.