January 29, 2008

Nancy measured my snow for me since I was at work in Nashville.

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.22" in the gauge this morning. There was 0.7" of snow that fell yesterday morning before 9:30 AM. The 5:30 AM temperature was 25ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 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 24º F and the high was 31º F. It was cloudy most of the day with a snow sprinkle in the morning and a peek of sun in the late afternoon.

Last year on the 29th the low was 27ºF, the high was 59ºF, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low around 2ºF and a high in the low 20s and a 30% chance of snow.

Weather Fact
The lowest temperature recorded in Wisconsin was -55ºF on February 4, 1996 at Couderay. (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.

1/28/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 4.33" at Clarksville. There were 342 reports from Tennessee. The most snow reported was 1.5" at a different station in Clarksville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.83" at Waco. There were 457 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.29" at Grapevine.
So far, 5387 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported that looked legitimate was 4.33" at Clarksville, Tennessee. (My station was # 3 at 4.03").

The most new snow reported was 12.2" at Brownsburg, Indiana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 62.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.