January 28, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 4.03" in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 34ºF, rain was falling and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph.

The forecast for today is for the low in the upper teens and the high in the low 30s with a 80% chance of sleet and snow with up to an inch accumulation.

Last year on the 28th the low was 24ºF, the high was 54ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low around 9ºF and a high in the low to mid teens and partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The highest temperature recorded in West Virginia was 112ºF on July 10, 1936 at Martinsburg. (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.

1/27/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.60" at Erin. There were 344 reports from Tennessee.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.48" at Coppell. There were 458 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.23" at Arlington.
So far, 5166 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported that looked legitimate was 2.52" at Scottsville, Kentucky.

The most new snow reported was 9.5" at Juneau, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 63" at Crested Butte, Colorado.