August 20, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 62ºF, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for highs in the lower 90's and partly cloudy skies.

The low for today was 62ºF and the high was 90ºF. It was partly cloudy most of the day.

Weather Fact
Tornado paths average 5 miles in length, but range from a few feet to more than 100 miles.. (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.

8/19/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.67" at Huntland.
The most rain in Texas was 5.50" at Lott.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 3.87" at Azle. (17 stations in Tarrant county reported rain and the least amount was 0.54" at Arlington).
So far 5204 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 10.0" at Jensen Beach,Florida. (This report seems a little bit of an estimate to me based on the comment that it was emailed to whoever entered it. A station near Sun Valley, Florida reported 8.01" and seems more likely to be an actual measurement.)