November 21, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 42º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's, a high in the low 60's, mostly cloudy skies, and light east winds.

The low today was 39º F and the high was 64º F. It was mostly clear in the morning with a few clouds showing up in the afternoon.

Last year on the 21st the low was 18º F, the high was 35º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Tokyo, Japan - The average maximum temperature in January is 49.1º F and the average minimum is 34.2º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 83.8º F and the average minimum is 72.1º F. There is an average of 55.4" 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.

11/20/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Kyles Ford. There were 276 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 10.06" at Rockport. There were 733 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.97" at Benbrook.
So far 6735 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 10.06" at Rockport, Texas. There were 7 reports of 4" or more from Texas.

The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Peshastin, Washington.
The most snow reported on the ground was 9.5" at Aspen Park and Crested Butte, Colorado.