February 21, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 34º F, the sky was mostly clear and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for the low in the low 20s and the high in the upper 40s with skies clouding up and a 70% chance of rain. The rain is most likely during the afternoon, changing to snow in the evening.

The low today was 29º F, the high was 56º, it was mostly cloudy through the day, rained sometime in the afternoon and changed over to snow between 5 and 6 PM.

Last year on the 21st the low was 21º F, the high was 41º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low around 9º F and a high in the low 20s with a 90% chance of snow.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Indianapolis, Indiana is 40.95" 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.

2/20/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.05" at Carthage. There were 266 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Brownsville. There were 342 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 4768 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.90" at Absarokee, Montana.

The most new snow reported was 16.5" at Point Rock, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 74.0" at Kingvale, California.