Sunday September 7, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
We had a trace (less than 0.01") of rain in the rain gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 60ºF, the sky was clear and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a high in the mid 80's and mostly clear skies.

The low for today was 59ºF and the high was 81ºF. There was lots of sunshine all day with mostly clear skies.

The low last year was 71ºF and the high was 89ºF and there was no rain recorded.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Bogota, Columbia is 32.4". In January the average high is 67.3ºF and the average low is 41.7ºF. In July, the average high is 64.6ºF and the average low is 45.5ºF. (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.

9/6/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 2.68" at Fayetteville. There were 340 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 0.43" at Brownsville. There were 283 reports from Texas.
No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 4862 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 6.42" at Whispering Pines , North Carolina. Of the top 50 reports in amount of rain, around 78 were from North Carolina and most of the others were from South Carolina.

September 6, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
We had 0.39" of rain in the rain gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 67ºF, the sky was cloudy, and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph. About 0.30" of the rain fell yesterday morning, the rest fell after 9PM and before the reading this morning.

The forecast for today is for a high around 80º and partly cloudy skies with cloud cover reducing through the day.

The low today was 63ºF and the high was 75ºF. There was a light mist in the morning. It was cloudy until 3 or 4 PM when it began to clear slowly.

Last year the low was 65ºF and the high was 95ºF with no rain.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Berlin Germany is 23.3". In January the average high is 35.2ºF and the average low is 26.8ºF. In July, the average high is 73.6ºF and the average low is 55.2ºF. (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.

9/5/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 2.92" at Waverly. There were 362 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 2.70" at Harlingen. There were 354 reports from Texas.
No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5634 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 5.27" at Boca Raton , Florida. Michigan had the most reports of 3.5" or more with 35 of about 40 such reports.

September 5, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
We had 0.10" of rain in the rain gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 71ºF, the sky was cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a high around 80º, cloudy skies, and a 50% chance of showers.

The low for today was 68ºF and the high was 78ºF. There were light to moderate showers through the morning, then light showers after 9PM. It was cloudy all day.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Bangkok, Thailand is 59.0". In January the average high is 89.6º and the average low is 69.8ºF. In July, the average high is 90.9ºF and the average low is 77.0ºF. (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.

9/4/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 1.64" at Atoka.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 2.72" at Brownsville.
No most rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5409 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 6.26" at Bunker, Missouri. 49 of the top 50 reports of precipitation are from Missouri and around 210 of the top 250 are from Missouri.

September 4.2008

Westmoreland Weather
The rain gauge was empty this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 67ºF, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for highs in the middle 80's, mostly cloudy skies, and a 40% chance of showers.

The low for today was 66ºF and the high was 83ºF. It was cloudy almost all day, in the late afternoon it had patches of sky clear up some and a little sun showed through.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Auckland, New Zealand is 49.4". The average January high is 74.8ºF and the average July low is 46.4ºF. (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.

9/3/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.82" at Munford.
The most rain recorded in Texas was q.23" at De Kalb.
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.11" at Grand Prairie.
So far 5361 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 10.74" at Bunkie, Louisiana and included a report of flooding of homes.

September 3, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
The rain gauge was empty this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 70ºF, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for highs in the upper 80's and partly cloudy skies.

The low for today was 69ºF and the high was 86ºF.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Athens, Greece is 14.6". The average January low is 44.6ºF and the average July high is 88.9ºF. (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.

9/2/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.63" at Norris.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 0.96" at Fort Davis .
No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5253 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 6.85" at Grand Coteau , Louisiana.

September 2, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
The rain gauge was empty this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 71ºF, the sky was partly cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for highs in the upper 80's and partly cloudy skies.

The low today was 70ºF and the high was 86ºF. It was partly cloudy most of the day.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Algiers, Algeria is 27.0". The average January low is 42.6ºF and the average July high is 87.1ºF. (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.

9/1/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 0.48" at Erwin.
The most rain in Texas was 0.59" at El Paso .
The most rain recorded in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.32" at Azle.
So far 4607 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 4.28" at Summerdale, Alabama.

September 1, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was no rain in the gauge this morning, the 5:30 AM temperature was 72ºF, the sky was mostly clear and no wind was observed.

The forecast for today is for highs in the low 90's and partly cloudy sky's.

The actual low for today was 71ºF and the high was 89ºF. It was partly cloudy most of the day, with a few periods of mostly cloudy in the afternoon and thunder was heard around 4 - 5 PM.

Weather Fact
The normal amount of precipitation in Nashville, Tennessee in September is 3.6". (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.

8/31/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain recorded in Tennessee was 0.48" in Sparta.
The most rain in Texas was 0.95" in Carrizo Springs.
No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 4157 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 3.42" at Haines City, Florida.

TN-SR-32 Weather History
August 2008 had 4.45"" of rain, the average low temperature was 64.5F and the average high was 84.4F.
August 2007 had 0.23" of rain, the average low temperature was 69.4ºF and the average high was 92.8ºF
(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
August 2006 had 7.4" of rain, the average low was 69.2ºF and the average high was 86.1ºF.
August 2005 had 13.4" of rain, the average low was 67.6ºF and the average high was 87.8ºF
Rain from beginning of year through the end of August -
2008 - 43.24
2007 - 27.90
2006 - 33.7
2005 - 40.9