July 22, 2008

Willow tree partialy blown down by storm.

Westmoreland Weather
0.02" was in the rain gauge this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 74ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph with occasional higher gusts.

The forecast for today is for highs in the mid 90's, partly cloudy sky's, and a 3o% chance of showers, some with possibly damaging hail and wind.

The low for today was 67ºF and the high was 84ºF. A storm blew through in the morning before noon with high winds. Part of a weeping willow tree was blown down and small branches were blown out of the oaks and other trees and left scattered across the yard. I had 0.52" of rain in the gauge when I got home at around 5PM, and as far as I know all the rain came from this storm.

Weather Fact
Africa's lowest temperature was -11ºF at Ifrane, Morocco on February 11, 1935. (Extreme Weather - Astronomy Magazine Special Issue - 2008).

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.
The most rain recorded in Tennessee so far on CoCoRaHS for 7/21/2008 was 0.45" in Dayton.
The most rain in Texas recorded so far for 7/21/2008 was 0.11" in Fort Davis.
No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas on 7/21/2008.
So far 4898 CoCoRaHS entries have been made for 7/21/2008 and the greatest amount of rain was 1.82" at East Ithaca, New York.