November 1, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 43ºF, the sky was clear, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a high around 70, a low around 40, and clear skies.

The low today was 41ºF and the high was 70ºF. It was clear or mostly clear all day.

Last year on the 1st the low was 44ºF, the high was 70ºF, and no rain was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast low today is around 40º and the expected high is for the mid 50's. Skies are expected to be clear.

Weather Fact
The highest temperature recorded in Colorado was 118ºF on July 11, 1888 at Bennett. (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.

10/31/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
No rain was reported in Tennessee. There were 296 reports from Tennessee.
A trace of rain (less than 0.01") was reported in Texas at Boerne. There were 336 reports from Texas.
No rain was reported in Tarrant County.
So far 5105 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 1.20" at Ridgely, Maryland.
No new snow was reported.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 11.3" at Lake Clear, New York.

TN-SR-32 Weather History
October 2008 had 5.25" of rain, the average low temperature was 47.3ºF and the average high was 68.8ºF.
October 2007 had 5.80" of rain, the average low temperature was 52.2ºF and the average high was 73.4ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
October 2006 had 3.9" of rain, the average low was 45.5ºF and the average high was 65.1ºF.
October 2005 had 0.1" of rain, the average low was 47.8ºF and the average high was 68.4ºF.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of October -
2008 - 49.73"
2007 - 35.57"
2006 - 43.5"
2005 - 42.2"