March 20, 2009

Welcome Spring!!!


Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 38º F and the sky was clear and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30s and a high in the mid 50s with clear skies.

The low today was 36º F and the high was 57º F. It was clear or mostly clear all day.

Last year on the 20th the low was 30º F, the high was 57º F, and 1.90" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in low 30s and a high in the low 40s with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Raleigh, North Carolina is 43.05" 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.

3/19/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.04" at Dyer. There were 301 reports from Tennessee.
There was no precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Boerne, Hempstead, and Port Lavaca. There were 378 reports from Texas.
There was no precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 5542 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 6.98" at Pompano Beach Highlands, Florida.

The most new snow reported was 2.0" at Stamford, New York.
The most snow reported on the ground was 70.0" at Kingvale, California.