June 30, 2008

The rain gauge was empty despite a couple of sprinkles yesterday. The 5:30 AM temperature was 65ºF and the sky was clear and I estimated winds to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for temperatures around 80º and partly cloudy skies.

The low for today was 59ºF and the high was 79ºF.

Weather Fact
The worlds greatest 12-hour rainfall was 46" at Grand Ilet, Reunion Island on 1/26/1980. (Extreme Weather - Astronomy Magazine Special Issue - 2008). Here in Westmoreland an average annual rainfall amount is around 50".