July 30, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
The rain gauge was empty this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 73ºF, the sky was partly cloudy, and no wind was observed.

The forecast for today is for highs around 90, partly cloudy skies, and a 30% chance of showers.

The Low for today was 73ºF and the High was 89ºF. Showers went north and south of us in the afternoon, then a shower dropped a little rain(about 0.02") around 9PM. More rain fell in the AM on 7/31 before (and during) the 5:30 AM rain gauge check.

Weather Fact
Portland, Tennessee averages 52.86" of rain a year. (National Weather Service Climate http://nowdata.rcc-acis.org/OHX/pubACIS_results). (Portland is about 25 miles west 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.

7/29/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -

The most rain recorded in Tennessee was 2.17" at Jamestown.

The most rain in Texas was 1.79" in Stratford.

No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.

So far 5124 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 4.35" at Scottsville, Kentucky. (This station is probably about 15 miles from my location and I had no rain recorded for 7/29.)