February 28, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.02" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 38º F, it was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for the low in the upper 20s and the high in the low 40s with rain in the morning and rain/snow in the afternoon and snow tonight. There is a 90% chance of precipitation and snow accumulations of up to 2" are expected.

Last year on the 28th the low was 18º F, the high was 46º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station. The trace was in the form of snow showers.

On the 29th last year the low was 41º and the high was 49º and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low around 4ºF and a high in the mid teens with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Portland, Maine is 45.83" 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.

2/27/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.23" at Brentwood. There were 358 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.74" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.07" at Cumby. There were 370 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Benbrook and Grapevine.
So far, 5581 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.75" at Sulligent, Alabama.

The most new snow reported was 9.0" at Warner, South Dakota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 78.0" at Soda Springs, California.