November 6, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 34º F, the sky was clear, and winds were calm. There was frost.

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

The low today was 33º F and the high was 65º F. It was clear all day.

Last year on the 6th the low was 45º F, the high was 73º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Manila, Philippines - The average maximum temperature in January is 85.8º F and the average minimum is 74.9º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 89.1º F and the average minimum is 76.8º F. There is an average of 49.6" 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.

11/5/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.06" at Erwin and Greeneville. There were 278 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.02" at Portland. There were 446 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6189 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.50" at Oakland Park, Florida.

The most new snow reported was 0.8" at Butternut, Wisconsin.
The most snow reported on the ground was 14.0" at Aspen Park, Colorado.