February 19, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.10" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 31º F, the sky was mostly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for the low in the low 20s and the high in the upper 30s with partly cloudy skies.

The low today was 21º F and the high was 42º F. Skies were partly cloudy most of the day. There were some snow flurries observed by my honey in the morning.

Last year on the 19th the low was 28º F, the high was 38º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

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

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Boise, Idaho is 12.19" 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.

2/18/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.29" at Pleasant Hill. There were 372 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.00" at Galatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.28" at Lexington. There were 457 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 5658 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.05" at Anderson, Alabama.

The most new snow reported was 18.5" at Kingvale, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 81.0" at Kingvale, California.