August 7, 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 mid 80's and mostly cloudy skies and a 50% chance of showers.

The low for today was 67ºF and the high was 82ºF. It was cloudy in the morning and gradualy cleared off til it was mostly clear by nightfall.

Weather Fact
In Asia, Aden, Yemen averaged 1.8" of precipitation per year over a 50 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.

8/6/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -

The most rain recorded in Tennessee was 0.78" at Byrdstown.

The most rain in Texas was 4.50" at Hilshire Village.

The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.06" at Crowley.

So far 5271 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 4.50" at Hilshire Village, Texas.