October 27, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 40ºF, the sky was mostly clear, and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph.

The forecast for today is for a high in the upper 40's, a low in the low 30's, with partly cloudy skies.

The low today was 38ºF and the high was 49ºF. It was mostly clear in the morning with clouds moving in during the afternoon.

Last year on the 27th the low was 46ºF, the high was 56ºF, and 0.08" of rain was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The lowest temperature recorded in Arkansas was -29ºF on February, 13 1905 at Pond. (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.

10/26/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.03" at Athens (Other reports with greater amounts were most likely from earlier dates. There were 247 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain reported in Texas was a trace at three locations. There were 243 reports from Texas.
No rain was reported in Tarrant County.
So far 4082 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 4.82" at Speculator, New York.

The most new snow reported was 2.5" at Lead, South Dakota.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 2.5" at Lead, South Dakota and Knik, Alaska.