July 28,2008

Westmoreland Weather
The rain gauge was empty this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 70ºF, the sky was partly cloudy, and no wind was observed.

The forecast for today is for highs in the lower 90's, partly cloudy skies, and a 20% chance of showers .

Todays low was 70ºF and the high was 87ºF. It was clear or mostly clear a good portion of the day, but in the early afternoon the sky became dark as a thunderstorm passed nearby. The storm was within a mile of our location to the south of us.

Weather Fact
Lafayette, Tennessee averages 56.15" of rain a year. (National Weather Service Climate http://www.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ohx). (Lafayette is about 18 miles east from my location near Westmoreland.)

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.

7/27/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -

The most rain recorded in Tennessee was 2.40" in Farragut.

The most rain in Texas was 3.26" in El Paso.

No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.

So far 4261 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 6.58" at Sunspot, New Mexico. Otero County New Mexico has 6 of the top 10 reports, 5 with more than 4" of rain.