August 31, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
The rain gauge was empty this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 71ºF, 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.

Weather Fact
Last year in August at my location, the average low was 69.4º and the average high was 92.8ºF and there was 0.23" of rain for the month.

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.

8/29/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee in a morning report was 1.71" at Shelbyville.
The most rain in Texas was 3.08" at Orange Grove.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.61" at Watauga.
So far 4282 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 3.29" at Zebulon, North Carolina.