March 13, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.35" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 33º F and the sky was cloudy. Winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph. The precipitation was from rain, snow, and sleet yesterday. There is about 0.3" of snow and ice mix covering exposed surfaces. The roads appear to be clear.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 30s and a high in the mid 40s with a 40% chance or rain during the day and a near 100% chance of rain tonight.

The low today was 32º F and the high was 41º F. It was cloudy all day with several periods of showers, especially in the evening and overnight.

Last year on the 13th the low was 51º F, the high was 75º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the low 20s and a high in the mid 30s with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Reno, Nevada is 7.48" 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.

3/12/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.78" at Memphis. There were 327 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.03" at Bethpage and Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.03" at Kerrville. There were 651 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was at 2.47" at Mansfield.
So far, 5577 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.03" at Kerrville, Texas.

The most new snow reported was 3.4" at Gaylord, Michigan.
The most snow reported on the ground was 80.0" at Kingvale, California.