March 16, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 50º F and the sky was cloudy with a light mist falling. Winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40s and a high in the low 60s with a 40% chance of rain in the morning and becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

The low today was 45º F and the high was 64º F. It was cloudy with some light rain in the morning but cleared off to be partly cloudy by 2 PM.

Last year on the 16th the low was 34º F, the high was 56º F, and 0.53" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the low 40s and a high in the upper 50s with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Albuquerque, New Mexico is 9.47" 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.

3/15/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.81" at Pleasant Hill. There were 320 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.65" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.21" at Port Lavaca. There were 423 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Watauga and Grand Prairie.
So far, 4874 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.46" at Tillamook, Oregon.

The most new snow reported was 5.2" at Shelton, Washington.
The most snow reported on the ground was 77.0" at Kingvale, California.