March 18, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 47º F and the sky was clear and winds were calm.

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

The low today was 45º F and the high was 75º F. It was clear or mostly clear all day. The Grape Hyacinth bloomed yesterday.

Last year on the 18th the low was 56º F, the high was 72º 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 50s with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Buffalo, New York is 40.54" 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.

3/17/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.38" at Etowah. There were 290 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Westmoreland and Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.03" at Corpus Christi and Edna. There were 339 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 5384 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.46" at Redding, California.

The most new snow reported was 10.8" at Anchorage, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 87.0" at Soda Springs, California.