July 1, 2008

The temperature at 5:30 AM was 59ºF, the rain gauge was empty, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for partly cloudy sky's and a high temperature in the lower 80's.

The low for today was 57ºF and the high was 84ºF. Lots of sunshine with partly cloudy sky's all day.

Weather Fact
The worlds greatest 24-hour rainfall was 72" at Foc-Foc, Reunion Island on January 7-8, 1966. (Extreme Weather - Astronomy Magazine Special Issue - 2008). Here in Westmoreland an average annual rainfall amount is around 50".


Our Weather History
June 2008 had 0.98"" of rain, the average low temperature was 65.4ºF and the average high was 84.8ºF.
June 2007 had 4.74" of rain, the average low temperature was 62.2ºF and the average high was 85.1ºF

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
June 2006 had 2.7" of rain, the average low was 61.6ºF and the average high was 82.5ºF.
June 2005 had 1.5" of rain, the average low was 63.3ºF and the average high was 83.8ºF

Rain from beginning of year through the end of June -
2008 - 30.22
2007 - 19.36
2006 - 21.6
2005 - 23.6