February 14, 2009

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!


Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 49º F, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for the low in the low 30s and the high in the mid 50s with a 20% chance of rain.

The low today was 32º F and the high was 53º F. It was cloudy early, but was clear at 1 PM when we got back home from church and stayed clear or mostly clear the rest of the day.

Last year on the 14th the low was 21ºF, the high was 45ºF, and 0.02" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station. There was 1.0" of snow last year recorded on the 14th.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the low teens and a high in the low 30s with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Jacksonville, Florida is 52.34" per year. (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.

2/13/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.16" at Lewisburg. There were 278 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.15" at Lumberton. There were 372 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 5115 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.85" at Biloxi, Mississippi.

The most new snow reported was 8.0" at Shingletown, California and North Platte, Nebraska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 62.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.