November 4, 2008

Election Day! If you are informed on the candidates and can make rational decisions, then vote for the people best qualified to help make America, your state, and your local governments efficient, humble, and strong.

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 in the low 70's, the low in the low 40's, and clear sky's.

The low today was 42ºF and the high was 72ºF. It was clear or mostly clear all day.

Last year on the 4th the low was 32ºF, the high was 62ºF (yes, the same as 11/3), and no rain was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast low today is for the upper 40's and the expected high is for the low 70's. Sky's are expected to be partly cloudy.

Weather Fact
The lowest temperature recorded in Delaware was -17ºF on January 17, 1893 at Millsboro. (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.

11/3/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at McMinnville. There were 283 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Hallsville. There were 351 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 5099 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.24" at Ferndale, Washington.

The most new snow reported was 2.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground reported was 3.2" at Eagle River, Alaska.