November 3, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 46º F, the sky was clear and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the low 60's, mostly clear skies, and north winds at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 36º F and the high was 59º F. It was clear all day.

Last year on the 3rd the low was 43º F, the high was 72º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Lagos, Nigeria - The average maximum temperature in January is 90.0º F and the average minimum is 72.3º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 82.8º F and the average minimum is 72.1º F. There is an average of 59.3" 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.

11/2/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Cedars of Lebanon, Kyles Ford, Pikeville, and Rutledge. There were 295 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Corpus Christi. There were 471 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6525 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 1.69" at Barboursville, Virginia.

The most new snow reported was 4.0" at Skagway, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 22.0" at Aspen Park, Colorado.