January 3, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 48ºF, it was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for the low in the mid 50's and the high in the upper 50's with a 40% chance of thundershowers or showers.

The low today was 38ºF and the high was 62ºF. It was cloudy all day with a sprinkle in the early evening.

Last year on the 3rd the low was 4ºF, the high was 31ºF, and a trace (less than 0.01") of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the low 20's and a high in the upper20's with a 20% chance of ice pellets.

Weather Fact
The lowest temperature recorded in Pennsylvania was -42ºF on January 5, 1904 at Smethport. (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.

1/2/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.48" at Nolensville. There were 301 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.03" at Bastrop and Leakey. There were 293 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 4694 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.30" at Rhododendron, Oregon.

The most new snow reported was 13.9" at Libby, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 55.0" at Soda Springs, California.