September 5, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
We had 0.10" of rain in the rain gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 71ºF, the sky was cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a high around 80º, cloudy skies, and a 50% chance of showers.

The low for today was 68ºF and the high was 78ºF. There were light to moderate showers through the morning, then light showers after 9PM. It was cloudy all day.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Bangkok, Thailand is 59.0". In January the average high is 89.6º and the average low is 69.8ºF. In July, the average high is 90.9ºF and the average low is 77.0ºF. (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.

9/4/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 1.64" at Atoka.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 2.72" at Brownsville.
No most rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5409 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 6.26" at Bunker, Missouri. 49 of the top 50 reports of precipitation are from Missouri and around 210 of the top 250 are from Missouri.