September 18, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 56ºF, the sky was clear, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a high around 80º and mostly clear skies.

The low today was 55ºF and the high was 82ºF. The sky was clear most of the day.

The low last year on the 18th was 50ºF and the high was 82ºF and no rain was recorded on CoCoRaHS for our station.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Dublin, Ireland is 28.8". In January the average high is 45.7ºF and the average low is 36.5ºF. In July, the average high is 66.0F and the average low is 52.5ºF. (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.

9/17/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.05" at Erwin. There were 298 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was a trace (less than 0.01") at Corpus Christi . There were 338 reports from Texas.
No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 4917 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 3.29" at Edisto Island, South Carolina.