October 31, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.96" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 9:00 AM temperature was ?ºF, the sky was ? and winds were ?.

The forecast for today is for ?.

Last year on the 31st the low was 40ºF, the high was 68ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Comparison
Hong Kong, China - The average daily maximum temperature in January is 65.5º F and the average minimum is 56.5º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 88.7º F and the average minimum is 79.9º F. There is an average of 87.2" 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.

10/30/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.47" at Erin. There were 340 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Gallatin and Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 7.46" at Onalaska. There were 666 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.48" at Fort Worth.
So far 7697 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 7.46" at Onalaska, Texas. There were 10 reports of 4" or more from Arkansas and Louisiana, and Missouri each and 8 reports of 4"or more from Texas.

The most new snow reported was 15.0" at Merna and Sutherland, Nebraska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 41.0" at Littleton, Colorado.