August 22, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
'There was no rain in the gauge this morning, though a few drops around 9:30 AM yesterday gave us a trace to report on CoCoRaHS this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 66ºF, 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 66ºF and the high was 91ºF (The warmest day this August so far). It was partly cloudy in the morning and mostly clear in the afternoon. Lot's of sunshine all day.

Weather Fact
A Hurricane is a severe cyclone that develops over tropical waters (23.5ºN-23.5ºS latitude) with 1 minute sustained surface winds of 64 knots (74mph) or higher. West of the International Date Line and north of the equator, hurricanes are known as typhoons. (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.

8/21/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 1.02" at Germantown.
The most rain in Texas was 4.91" at Nederland.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 2.81" at Euless. (13 of 15 reporting stations in Tarrant county reported rain).
So far 5239 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 11.12" at Cocoa, Florida.