2009 in Review for Nashville and Similar Climates

[Clay]

Jan. 1- December 30th, 2009 (will have to edit rainfall totals for a few cities)

2009 Averages

Temperatures

Nashville: 59 (Avg. 59)
Memphis: 63 (Avg. 62)
Knoxville: 59 (Avg. 59)
Chattanooga: 61 (Avg. 60)
Clarksville: 58 (Avg. 57)
Little Rock: 62 (Avg. 62)
St. Louis: 57 (Avg. 56)
Louisville: 57 (Avg. 57)
Lexington: 55 (Avg. 55)
Charlotte: 60 (Avg. 61)
Raleigh: 62 (Avg. 62)
Atlanta: 62 (Avg. 62)
Birmingham: 63 (Avg. 63)
Huntsville: 62 (Avg. 61)

Precipitation

Nashville: 57.7" (Avg. 47.6")
Memphis: 61.2" (Avg. 52.4")
Knoxville: 60.4" (Avg. 47.1")
Chattanooga: 62.2" (Avg. 53.6")
Clarksville: 54.4" (Avg. 47.1")
Little Rock: 81.8" (Avg. 50.5")
St. Louis: 50.9" (Avg. 37.1")
Louisville: 50.8" (Avg. 53.6")
Lexington: 53.8" (Avg. 45.2")
Charlotte: 47.9" (Avg. 44.9")
Raleigh: 40.3" (Avg. 41.8")
Atlanta: 67.9" (Avg. 50.3")
Birmingham: 71.5" (Avg. 53.5")
Huntsville: 67.5" (Avg. 56.8")


Sources: www.wunderground.com, www.weatherbase.com[/list]

[CookevilleWeatherGuy]

Jan. 1- December 30th, 2009 (will have to edit rainfall totals for a few cities)

2009 Averages

Temperatures

Nashville: 59 (Avg. 59)
Memphis: 63 (Avg. 62)
Knoxville: 59 (Avg. 59)
Chattanooga: 61 (Avg. 60)
Clarksville: 58 (Avg. 57)
Little Rock: 62 (Avg. 62)
St. Louis: 57 (Avg. 56)
Louisville: 57 (Avg. 57)
Lexington: 55 (Avg. 55)
Charlotte: 60 (Avg. 61)
Raleigh: 62 (Avg. 62)
Atlanta: 62 (Avg. 62)
Birmingham: 63 (Avg. 63)
Huntsville: 62 (Avg. 61)

Precipitation

Nashville: 57.7" (Avg. 47.6")
Memphis: 61.2" (Avg. 52.4")
Knoxville: 60.4" (Avg. 47.1")
Chattanooga: 62.2" (Avg. 53.6")
Clarksville: 54.4" (Avg. 47.1")
Little Rock: 81.8" (Avg. 50.5")
St. Louis: 50.9" (Avg. 37.1")
Louisville: 50.8" (Avg. 53.6")
Lexington: 53.8" (Avg. 45.2")
Charlotte: 47.9" (Avg. 44.9")
Raleigh: 40.3" (Avg. 41.8")
Atlanta: 67.9" (Avg. 50.3")
Birmingham: 71.5" (Avg. 53.5")
Huntsville: 67.5" (Avg. 56.8")


Sources: www.wunderground.com, www.weatherbase.com[/list]

Just ran some prelim numbers for over here in Cookeville....

56° during 2009 while the average is 57°

Our coop station reported 65.24" of rain while I had 76+" at my CoCoRaHS station ...Average annual rainfall is 57.82"

Still running my temp numbers and should have them later along with other rainfall #'s from across our county...

What a year!

[CookevilleWeatherGuy]

Finished with 76.04" of rain for 2009
Average is 57.82"

Temperatures ran right at normal for 2009

Interesting months of precip
Very wet in May, July, September, and October
Bone dry in August and November

During the great Sept flood, our NWS Coop Station (located south of town) recorded much less than stations in town and just to the north of the city. Their total for September (6.94") was less than half of my 14.81" and I didn't record the most. Several stations recorded more than 15". Without CoCoRaHS, we may have never know how much rainfall was received in those areas.

[Snowmachine]

I finished the year with 87.84" of precip. which is the most I ever recorded. Average temp of 58.5 degrees.

[Thundersnow]

I finished the year with 87.84" of precip.

That's pretty incredible. 

[Snowmachine]

That's pretty incredible. 

Especially since its about 40 more inches than 2008.

[CookevilleWeatherGuy]

I finished the year with 87.84" of precip. which is the most I ever recorded. Average temp of 58.5 degrees.

WOW! An amazing number. How did you measure it?

[Snowmachine]

WOW! An amazing number. How did you measure it?

I just have two different rain guages is use. I always try to keep at least 2 at all times in case one gets broke somehow, like by hail or something.

[Snowmachine]

I also added up my total snowfall for the last 25 years and it was 250.5", thats sounds like also but only 10" average per year. and my 2009 total was 8".

[Clay]

[Mr. William E. Brantley]

Snowmachine : Just courious how much rain or precip. did you have in 2004 ? I had 83.87 " then.
In 2009 I had 60.41 "
I also have two rain gauges.
1 National Weather Service gauge and 1 CoCoRahs rain gauge.