November 7, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 54º F, the sky was clear, and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph with stronger gusts,

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's, a high in the low 70's, clear skies, and south winds 10-15 mph.

The low today was 53º F and the high was 73º F. It was clear all day.

Last year on the 7th the low was 45º F, the high was 65º F, and 0.17" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Mexico City, Mexico - The average maximum temperature in January is 70.3º F and the average minimum is 43.7º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 73.8º F and the average minimum is 53.2º F. There is an average of 33.4" 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.

11/6/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 279 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.03" at Portland. There were 421 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6182 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.52" at Petrolia, California.

The most new snow reported was 6.0" at Winslow, Maine.
The most snow reported on the ground was 7.0" at Conifer, Colorado.