August 28, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.01" of rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 65ºF, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for highs in the upper 80's and partly cloudy skies.

The low today was 65ºF and the high was 85ºF. It was mostly clear in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Weather Fact
Flash floods account for most of the deaths associated with thunderstorms in the U.S. (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.

8/27/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 4.30" at Dayton.
The most rain in Texas was 1.43" at Webster.
The only rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace (less than 0.01") at Blue Mound.
So far 5490 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 9.57" at Burnsville, North Carolina. The Carolina's received widespread significant rainfall amounts with around 80 stations reporting over 4".