November 22, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 44º F, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the mid 50's, partly cloudy skies early, then increasing clouds through the afternoon, and east winds 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of rain today and a 50% chance of rain tonight.

The low today was 42º F and the high was 56º F.

Last year on the 22nd the low was 16º F, the high was 39º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Toronto, Canada - The average maximum temperature in January is 27.5º F and the average minimum is 12.0º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 80.2º F and the average minimum is 57.6º F. There is an average of 30.8" 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.

11/21/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.01" at Kyles Ford. There were 230 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.55" at Corpus Christi. There were 642 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.34" at North Richland Hills.
So far 5729 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.55" at Corpus Christi, Texas.

The most new snow reported was 8.8" at Kingvale, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 10.5" at Kingvale, California.