October 18, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace (less than 0.01") of rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 46ºF, the sky was cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a high in the mid 60's, a low in the low 40's, and partly cloudy sky's.

The low today was 42ºF and the high was 61ºF. The sky was cloudy early then partly cloudy most of the day.

Last year on the 18th the low was 62ºF, the high was 82ºF, and 0.30" of rain was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Toronto, Canada is 30.8". In January the average high is 27.5ºF and the average low is 12.0ºF. In July, the average high is 80.2ºF and the average low is 57.6ºF. (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.

10/17/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.90" at Lynnville. There were 358 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 2.38" at Kirbyville. There were 358 reports from Texas.
No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5119 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 2.81" at .Natchitoches, Louisiana.

No new snow was reported. The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 7.3" at Sleetmute, Alaska (the same as yesterday).