November 15, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 51º F, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the low 70's, partly cloudy skies, and light south winds.

The low today was 47º F and the high was 72º F. It was partly cloudy all day.

Last year on the 15th the low was 37º F, the high was 52º F, and 0.47" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The average maximum temperature in January is 81.1º F and the average minimum is 65.7º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 71.2º F and the average minimum is 53.1º F. There is an average of 57.4" 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.

11/14/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Greeneville. There were 234 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.03" at La Vernia. There were 359 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5592 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 1.47" at Edna Bay, Alaska and Pepeekeo, Hawaii.

The most new snow reported was 12.2" at Mount Crested Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 13.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.