October 9, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.55" of rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 59ºF, it was partly cloudy, and winds were calm. The two day total was 3.47" from the system that moved through Tuesday and Wednesday.

The forecast for today is for a high in the mid 70's, a low in the mid 50's, and clear skies.

The low today was 55ºF and the high was 73ºF and there was lots of sunshine with mostly clear or partly cloudy sky's all day.

Last year on the 9th the low was 66ºF, the high was 89ºF, and no rain was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Rome, Italy is 33.0". In January the average high is 53.8ºF and the average low is 35.4ºF. In July, the average high is 88.2ºF and the average low is 62.1ºF. (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.

10/8/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 4.76" at Finger. There were 415 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 1.74" at Sugar Land. There were 369 reports from Texas.
There was no rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5345 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 4.76" at Finger, Tennessee.