August 23, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
'There was no rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 71ºF, the sky was mostly 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 69ºF and the high was 85ºF. It was mostly cloudy to partly cloudy all day, with more mostly than partly.

Weather Fact
Hurricanes winds form a circle or oval shape and can be up to 300 miles in diameter. (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.

8/22/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 3.65" at Ramer.
The most rain in Texas was 3.50" at Vidor.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace (less than 0.01") at Watauga.
So far 4846 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 10.82" at Edgewater, Florida.