July 26, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
The rain gauge had 1.02" of rain in it this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 73ºF, the sky was overcast and a light sprinkle was falling, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph with occasional stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for highs in the upper 80's, partly cloudy skies, and 50% chance of showers.

The low for today was 72ºF and the high was 86ºF. There were showers in the morning that left 0.22" of rain between 5:30 AM and 8;30 AM. The sky was partly cloudy by the time we got home from church around 1PM.

Weather Fact
Texas's highest recorded temperature was 120ºF in Monahans on June 28, 1994. (2008 The World Almanac and Book of Facts).

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.

7/25/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -

The most rain recorded in Tennessee was 2.49" in Mount Juliet.

The most rain in Texas was 4.88" in New Braunfels.

No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.

So far 5185 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 12.15" at Kirksville, Missouri. (This station reported that their rain gauge overflowed and they did not record all the rain that fell. They said it had rained for all but 2 of the 31 hours preceding their 7 AM reading.)