September 17, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 55ºF, the sky was clear, and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a high in the middle 70's and partly cloudy skies.

The low for today was 54ºF and the high was 78ºF. It was mostly clear or partly cloudy.

The low last year on the 17th was 46ºF and the high was 76ºF and no rain was recorded on CoCoRaHS for our station.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Damascus, Syria is 5.6". In January the average high is 54.3ºF and the average low is 32.9ºF. In July, the average high is 97.2F and the average low is 61.9ºF. (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.

9/16/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.31" at Mount Juliet. There were 305 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 2.72" at Brownsville. There were 341 reports from Texas.
No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5001 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 4.55" at Spartanburg, South Carolina.