November 17, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.20" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 56º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's, a high in the mid 50's, cloudy skies, and south winds 5-10 mph. There is a 60% chance of rain today, with the showers most likely in the morning.

The low today was 45º F and the high was 60º F. There were a few showers early in the morning, then some sunshine under partly cloudy skies the rest of the day.

Last year on the 17th the low was 31º F, the high was 45º F, and a trace of precipitation (snow flurries) was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Singapore - The average maximum temperature in January is 85.8º F and the average minimum is 73.6º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 87.4º F and the average minimum is 75.6º F. There is an average of 84.6" 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.

11/16/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.06" at Dickson. There were 269 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.46" at College Station. There were 634 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.97" at Saginaw.
So far 6726 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.90" at Jefferson City, Missouri. There were 3 reports of 4" or more from Missouri.

The most new snow reported was 7.5" at Goodland, Kansas.
The most snow reported on the ground was 16.0" at Aspen Park, Colorado.