October 15, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
The rain gauge was empty this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 61ºF, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a high in the lower 80's, a low in the upper 50's, and partly cloudy sky's. After midnight there is a 20% chance of rain.

The low today was 60ºF and the high was 79ºF. The sky was mostly clear through the day.

Last year on the 15th the low was 50ºF, the high was 78ºF, and no rain was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Sydney, Australia is 46.4". In January the average high is 79.5ºF and the average low is 65.5ºF. In July, the average high is 62.4ºF and the average low is 43.9ºF. (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.

10/14/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.18" at Munford. There were 266 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 2.37" at Bandera . There were 444 reports from Texas.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01 at Westover Hills.
So far 5497 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 3.17" at Hunter, Oklahoma.
The greatest amount of new snow was 5.0" at Sheridan, Wyoming. The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 15.5" at Columbus, Montana.