February 3, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 27ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for the low in the upper teens and the high in the low 30s with a 30% chance of snow.

The low today was 13º F and the high was 34º F. There were snow flurries in the morning and again overnight with an accumulation of a couple of tenths.

Last year on the 3rd the low was 41ºF, the high was 62ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in around -8º F and a high around 11ºF with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Anchorage, Alaska is 16.08" 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.

2/2/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.71" at Dickson. There were 322 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow reported was 2.4" at Clarkrange.

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.00" at Vidor. There were 365 reports from Texas.
There was no precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 5093 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported that looked legitimate was 1.36" at Port Orange, Florida.

The most new snow reported was 5.2" at Houghton, Michigan.
The most snow reported on the ground was 55.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.