October 8, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.92" of rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 65ºF, it was raining, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a high in the lower 70's, a low in the mid 50's, and a 80% chance of rain, with the rain mainly falling in the morning.

The low today was 62ºF and the high was 74ºF. The rain was fairly heavy around the time of the morning rain gauge check at 5:30 AM and there were showers throughout the morning. In the afternoon there was clearing to a partly cloudy sky and sunshine. Around 6 PM the sky became cloudy and a little shower precipitated around 7 PM.

Last year on the 8th the low was 62ºF and the high was 88ºF and no rain was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Reykjavik, Iceland is 31.5". In January the average high is 35.4ºF and the average low is 26.6ºF. In July, the average high is 55.9ºF and the average low is 46.9ºF. (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.

10/7/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 1.20" at Atoka. There were 319 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 3.17" at Bullard. There were 475 reports from Texas.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.59" at Westover Hills.
So far 5697 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 10.60" at Orange Beach, Alabama.