August 3, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 67ºF, the sky was clear, and no wind was observed.

The forecast for today is for highs in the lower 90's and mostly clear skies.

The low for today was 67ºF and the high was 85ºF. There was lots of sunshine all day with only a few scattered clouds.

Weather Fact
Arica, Chile, averaged 0.03" of rain per year over a 59 year period. (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.

8/2/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain recorded in Tennessee was 0.31" at Cross Plains.

The most rain in Texas was 1.17" at Knickerbocker.

No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.

So far 4075 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 4.64" at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.