March 25, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.33" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 58º F, a light rain was falling, and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40s and a high in the mid 60s with a 80% chance of rain. The low today was 55º F and the high was 62º F. It was rainy and drizzly all day.

Last year on the 25th the low was 24º F, the high was 62º F, and a trace 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 a 20% chance of snow.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Portland, Oregon is 37.07" 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.

3/24/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was a trace at Tennessee Ridge and Hendersonville. There were 290 reports from Tennessee.
There was a trace of precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.85" at Longview. There were 416 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at Blue Mound, Grapevine, and Watauga.
So far, 5627 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 4.84" at Belle Fourche, South Dakota.

The most new snow reported was 25.0" at Lead, South Dakota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 77.0" at Kingvale, California.