September 24, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 57ºF, the sky was clear, and winds were calm.

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

The low today was 55ºF and the high was 82ºF. The sky was clear almost all day, with only an occasional wisp of cloud.

The low last year on the 24th was 64ºF and the high was 92ºF and no rain was recorded on CoCoRaHS for our station.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Lagos, Nigeria is 59,3". In January the average high is 90.0ºF and the average low is 72.3ºF. In July, the average high is 82.8ºF and the average low is 72.1ºF. (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.

9/23/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.04" at Gallatin. There were 287 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 3.90" at San Perlita . There were 353 reports from Texas.
No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5253 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 3.90" at San Perlita , Texas.