March 19, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 54º F and the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30s and a high in the mid 50s with mostly cloudy skies in the morning and a 40% chance of rain, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. The Plum and Peach trees bloomed yesterday.

The low today was 42º F and the high was 63º F. The rain missed us and it was partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Last year on the 19th the low was 36º F, the high was 69º F, and 0.15" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

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

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in New York (Central Park), New York is 49.69" 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.

3/18/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at six different locations in eastern middle and east Tennessee. There were 286 reports from Tennessee.
There was no precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.03" at Flour Bluff, Goliad, and Portland. There were 335 reports from Texas.
There was no precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 5087 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.55" at Miami, Florida.

The most new snow reported was 3.2" at Columbus, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 85.0" at Soda Springs, California.