September 4.2008

Westmoreland Weather
The rain gauge was empty this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 67ºF, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for highs in the middle 80's, mostly cloudy skies, and a 40% chance of showers.

The low for today was 66ºF and the high was 83ºF. It was cloudy almost all day, in the late afternoon it had patches of sky clear up some and a little sun showed through.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Auckland, New Zealand is 49.4". The average January high is 74.8ºF and the average July low is 46.4ºF. (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.

9/3/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.82" at Munford.
The most rain recorded in Texas was q.23" at De Kalb.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.11" at Grand Prairie.
So far 5361 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 10.74" at Bunkie, Louisiana and included a report of flooding of homes.