January 24, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 30ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph.

The forecast for today is for the low in the mid 20s and the high in the upper 30s with partly cloudy skies.

The low today was 21ºF and the high was 40ºF.

Last year on the 24th the low was 9ºF, the high was 31ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low around -8ºF and a high around 4ºF with clear skies.

Weather Fact
The highest temperature recorded in Virginia was 110ºF on July 15, 1954 at Balcony Falls. (2009 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.

1/23/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.03" at Westmoreland. There were 270 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at several locations. There were 328 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 4853 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported that looked legitimate was 1.09" at Volcano, California.

The most new snow reported was 4.8" at Wheatland, Wyoming.
The most snow reported on the ground was 34.0" at Kingvale, California.