August 12, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 58ºF, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for highs in the mid 80's and partly cloudy skies.

The low for today was 58ºF and the high was 80ºF. It was partly cloudy most of the day but it was mostly cloudy some in the afternoon. Still, there was lots of sunshine.

Weather Fact
The highest measured average annual precipitation extreme for Africa is 405" per year over a period of 32 years in Debundscha, Cameroon. (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.

8/11/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -

The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.03" at Sneedville.
The most rain in Texas was 1.72" at Lubbock.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.08" at Bedford. ( 0.09" recorded at Blue Mound said it was for the weekend, so should have been a multiday report, though from the other reports it may have been from 8/11 also.)
So far 5253 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 6.90" at Shawnee, Oklahoma.