August 27, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.13" of rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 69ºF, there was a heavy sprinkle falling from cloudy skies, and winds were 1-3 mph. We received 4.10" of rain over the last 3 days, which was much needed after 24 days without rain.

The forecast for today is for highs around 80, and mostly cloudy skies in the morning with a 20% chance of rain, then partly cloudy skies in the afternoon.

The low today was 67ºF and the high was 76ºF. It was cloudy all day with mist and very light rain in the morning before 10 AM, then just cloudy until very late afternoon when a couple of spots of the sky could be seen in the distance.

Weather Fact
Flash flooding usually occurs within 6 hours of a rain event and most often is caused by large amounts of rain falling in a short time. (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.

8/26/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 5.90" at Graysville.
The most rain in Texas was 2.06" at Buchanan Dam.
No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5533 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 7.05" at Clarkesville , Georgia.