September 12, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.65" of rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 70ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were calm. The rain fell yesterday afternoon between 3 and 4 PM.

The forecast for today is for a high in the mid 80's, partly cloudy skies, and a 20% chance of showers.

The low last year on the 12th was 54ºF and the high was 74ºF and there was 0.01" of rain recorded on CoCoRaHS for our station.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Cairo, Egypt is 1.0". In January the average high is 65.8ºF and the average low is 48.2ºF. In July, the average high is 93.9ºF and the average low is 71.1ºF. (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.

9/11/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 3.56" at Crossville. There were 317 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 1.70" at Wellington. There were 410 reports from Texas.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.67" at Azle.
So far 5675 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 4.81" at Virginia Beach, Virginia.