November 7, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.17" of rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 57ºF, it was raining, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a high in the mid60's, the low around 40, and a 70% chance of showers.

The low today was 45ºF and the high was 65ºF. The rain ended by around 9AM. The sky began clearing around noon and was clear by 4PM.

Last year on the 7th the low was 28ºF, the high was 48ºF, and no rain was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.
Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast low today is for the low 30's and the expected high is for the mid 40's. There is a 50% chance of precipitation, with mainly rain but perhaps some snow mixed with the rain later in the afternoon.

Weather Fact
The highest temperature recorded in Florida was 109ºF on June 29, 1931 at Monticello. (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.

11/6/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.15" at Memphis. There were 296 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.55" at Smithville. There were 425 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.40" at Crowley.
So far, 5554 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.84" at Guthrie, Oklahoma.

The most new snow reported was in South Dakota. Under blizzard conditions estimates of new snow were as high as 30" at Lead with other estimates from 10" to 18".
The greatest amount of snow on the ground reported was 30" in Lead, South Dakota. Under blizzard conditions with high winds and drifts 5 - 6 feet deep the reporters said it was hard to estimate true snow depth. Soda Springs, California reports 10" still on the ground with no new snow reported on 11/6.