March 1, 2009

Happy Birthday Linda!!!

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.30" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 30ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 20s, a high in the low 40s, and partly cloudy skies.

Last year on the 1st the low was 28ºF, the high was 57ºF, and 0.39" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast low today for the around 2ºF and the high for the upper teens and clear skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Baltimore, Maryland is 41.94" 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.

2/28/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -


The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.03" at Forest Hills. There were 345 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.54" at Gallatin.
The most rain reported in Texas was 0.05" at South Houston. There were 303 reports from Texas.
No rain was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 4703 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 7.40" at West Point, Mississippi.

The most new snow reported was 9.8" at Bigfork, Montana.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 76.0" at Soda Springs, California.

TN-SR-32 Weather History
February 2009 had 1.96" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 32.2ºF and the average high was 53.2ºF.
February 2008 had 3.85" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 30.6º F and the average high was 50.0º F.
February 2007 had 2.45" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 24.8ºF and the average high was 43.8ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
February 2006 had 2.5" of precipitation, the average low was 30.1ºF and the average high was 48.5ºF.
February 2005 had 4.2" of precipitation, the average low was 34.0ºF and the average high was 52.5ºF.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of February -
2009 - 9.08"
2008 - 7.69"
2007 - 6.98"
2006 - 9.8"
2005 - 9.3"