July 31, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.36" of rain in the gauge this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 73ºF, it was raining (the sky was dark overcast), and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for highs in the upper 80's, mostly cloudy skies with a 60% chance of showers in the morning and clearing in the afternoon.

The low for today was 71ºF and the high was 82ºF. The rain ended by 10 AM and the sun was shinning by late afternoon.

Weather Fact
The normal high for Nashville, Tennessee in July is 89ºF. (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.

7/30/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -

The most rain recorded in Tennessee was 1.91" in Howenwald.

The most rain in Texas was 0.43" in Electra.

Azel had the most rain in Tarrant County, Texas with 0.29", and 12 of the 15 stations in Tarrant County reported at least a trace of rain.

So far 5120 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 7.02" at Overland Park, Kansas.