January 4, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 59ºF, it was partly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph and there were thundershowers to the north and west.

The forecast for today is for the low in the mid 30's and the high in the low 60's with a 30% chance of thundershowers or showers.

The low today was 38ºF and the high was 62ºF.

Last year on the 4th the low was 19ºF, the high was 45ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low around -3ºF and a high in the low 30's with a 40% chance of snow.

Weather Fact
The highest temperature recorded in Pennsylvania was 111ºF on July 10, 1936 at Phoenixville. (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.

1/3/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.23" at Ardmore. There were 277 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.06" at Corpus Christi. There were 292 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Bedford, Grapevine, and Fort Worth.
So far, 4521 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.35" at Skagway, Alaska.

The most new snow reported was 9.9" at Walla Walla, Washington.
The most snow reported on the ground was 51.5" at Davenport, Washington.