November 2, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 36º F, the sky was clear and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the mid 60's, clear skies, and light north winds.

The low today was 34º F and the high was 66º F. It was clear all day with an occasional puffy cloud.

Last year on the 2nd the low was 42º F, the high was 71º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Jerusalem, Israel - The average maximum temperature in January is 53.4º F and the average minimum is 39.4º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 83.8º F and the average minimum is 63.0º F. There is an average of 23.2" 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.

11/1/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.12" at Newport. There were 273 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.07" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Hallsville. There were 358 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5728 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.38" at Mocksville, North Carolina.

No new snow was reported.
The most snow reported on the ground was 30.0" at Aspen Park, Colorado.