October 16, 2008

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

The forecast for today is for a high in the mid 60's, a low around 50, cloudy sky's and a 90% chance of showers and thunderstorms.

The low today was 56ºF and the high was 68ºF. There were a few showers in the morning and then a few more in the late afternoon and early evening.

Last year on the 16th the low was 56ºF, the high was 82ºF, and 0.02" of rain was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Tehran, Iran is 9.1". In January the average high is 45.0ºF and the average low is 30.0ºF. In July, the average high is 98.2ºF and the average low is 75.2ºF. (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.

10/15/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was a trace (less than 0.01") at Pikeville. There were 277 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 3.40" at Wellington. There were 551 reports from Texas.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.54 at Blue Mound.
So far 5706 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 3.52" at Higginsville, Missouri.
The greatest amount of new snow was 2.2" at Eagle River, Alaska. The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 10.5" at Columbus, Montana.