August 13, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 60ºF, 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 59ºF and the high was 84ºF. It was mostly sunny or clear all day.

Weather Fact
The highest measured average annual precipitation extreme for South America is 354" per year over a period of 29 years in Quibdo, Columbia. (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.

8/12/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.09" at Memphis. (This is the only rain reported in TN, it is a 7PM report so the rain reported fell during the day which would more typically be reported on the 13th).
The most rain in Texas was 4.97" at Palestine.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.10" at Euless.
So far 5309 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 5.02" at Spencer, Nebraska.