November 5, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 41º F, the sky was clear, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the upper 50's, clear skies, and north winds at 5-10 mph.

The low today was 37º F and the high was 58º F. It was clear all day.

Last year on the 5th the low was 41º F, the high was 73º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
London, England - The average maximum temperature in January is 44.1º F and the average minimum is 32.7º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 71.1º F and the average minimum is 52.3º F. There is an average of 29.7" 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.

11/4/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 283 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Texas. There were 467 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6244 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.14" at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

The most new snow reported was 1.0" at Randolph, New Hampshire.
The most snow reported on the ground was 18.0" at Aspen Park, Colorado.