March 17, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 41º F and the sky was partly cloudy and winds were calm. There was patchy fog.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40s and a high in the low 70s with clear skies.

The low today was 40º F and the high was 72º F. It was clear or mostly clear the majority of the day.

Last year on the 17th the low was 41º F, the high was 67º 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 40s and a high in the upper 60s with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Albany, New York is 38.60" 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.

3/16/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.40" at Shelbyville. There were 319 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.02" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.17" at Nederland. There were 411 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Grapevine.
So far, 5376 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.38" at Port Orford, Oregon.

The most new snow reported was 9.0" at Leavenworth, Washington.
The most snow reported on the ground was 75.0" at Kingvale, California.