August 2, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 74ºF, the sky was mostly 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.

The low today was 71ºF and the high was 89ºF. It was partly cloudy or mostly sunny all day.

Weather Fact
Winds in Nashville, Tennessee average 8.0 mph. The average maximum wind speed is 58 mph. (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.

8/1/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -

The most rain recorded in Tennessee was 2.14" in Shelbyville.

The most rain in Texas was 1.03" in Crandall.

Edgecliff had the most rain in Tarrant County, Texas with 0.46", and 13 of the 17 reporting stations in Tarrant County reported at least a trace (less than 0.01") of rain.

So far 4857 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 5.69" at Fairburn, Georgia.