November 16, 2009

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

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the upper 60's, partly cloudy skies, and south winds 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of rain late this afternoon and a 70% chance of rain tonight.

The low today was 48º F and the high was 71º F. It was partly cloudy throughout the morning and early afternoon, and cloudy by late afternoon.

Last year on the 16th the low was 35º F, the high was 45º F, and 0.14" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Shanghai, China - The average maximum temperature in January is 45.9º F and the average minimum is 32.9º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 88.9º F and the average minimum is 76.6º F. There is an average of 43.8" 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.

11/15/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.01" at Greeneville and Mountain City. There were 240 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.11" at Lubbock. There were 399 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5763 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.47" at Freeport, Maine. There were 17 reports of 4" or more from Maine and 1 from Hawaii.

The most new snow reported was 13.5" at Conifer, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 15.0" at Aspen Park, Colorado.