August 21, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 75ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for highs in the lower 90's and partly cloudy skies with a 20% chance of showers.

The low today was 72ºF and the high was 90ºF for the second straight day. It was cloudy or mostly cloudy most of the day and there were a few drops of precipitation in the morning around 9:30.

Weather Fact
A Tropical storm is a cyclone that develops over tropical waters (23.5ºN-23.5ºS latitude) with 1 minute sustained surface winds of between 34 and 63 knots(39-72 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.

8/20/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 1.23" at Altamont.
The most rain in Texas was 8.16" at Fairview.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.82" at Westover Hills. (17 stations in Tarrant county reported rain and the least amount was 0.04" at Mansfield and Bedford).
So far 5213 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 14.55" at Palm Shores,Florida. The second most rain was also at Palm Shores and was 13.65". In the comment for this report it was stated that Fay had so far precipitated 19.85" as of 6:14 AM on 8/21.