April 1, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.07" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 44ºF, the sky was mostly clear and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's, a high in the mid 60s, and clear skies.

Last year on the 1st the low was 40ºF, the high was 68ºF, and 0.37" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the mid 40s with a 30% chance of rain and/or snow.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Rapid City, South Dakota is 16.64" 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.

3/31/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.17" at Medina. There were 321 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.03" at Blue Mound. There were 472 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.03" at Blue Mound.
So far 5521 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.25" at Montgomery, Alabama.

The most new snow reported was 30.0" at Lead, South Dakota.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 74.0" at Soda Springs, California.

TN-SR-32 Weather History
March 2009 had 3.40" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 41.8ºF and the average high was 62.5ºF.
March 2008 had 6.78" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 35.3º F and the average high was 58.6º F.
March 2007 had 2.39" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 44.8ºF and the average high was 69.3ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
March 2006 had 2.4" of precipitation, the average low was 36.6ºF and the average high was 60.1ºF.
March 2005 had 2.8" of precipitation, the average low was 34.7ºF and the average high was 55.1ºF.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of February -
2009 - 12.48"
2008 - 14.47"
2007 - 9.39"
2006 - 12.2"
2005 - 12.1"