November 8, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 50º F, the sky was clear, and winds were calm.

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

The low today was 49º F and the high was 74º F. It was clear through most of the day, with clouds beginning to move in during the late afternoon.

Last year on the 8th the low was 40º F, the high was 56º F, and 0.26" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Montreal, Canada - The average maximum temperature in January is 21.6º F and the average minimum is 5.2º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 79.2º F and the average minimum is 59.7º F. There is an average of 37.0" 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.

11/7/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
No precipitation was reported in Tennessee. There were 221 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.06" at La Vernia. There were 361 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5094 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.82" at Issaquah, Washington.

The most new snow reported was 12.4" at Paradise Ranger Station (Mount Rainier NP), Washington.
The most snow reported on the ground was 17.0" at Paradise Ranger Station (Mount Rainier NP), Washington.