March 27, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.09" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 51º F, it was cloudy 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 upper 60s with a 60% chance of rain, with the best chance of rain this afternoon.

The low today was 50º F and the high was 63º F. It was cloudy most of the day with occasional drizzle.

Last year on the 27th the low was 57º F, the high was 70º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in mid 20s and a high in the low 40s with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is 37.85" 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.

3/26/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.34" at Tullahoma. There were 385 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.14" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.84" at Kerrville. There were 555 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.68" at Saginaw.
So far, 6149 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.30" at Camden, Alabama.

The most new snow reported was 17.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 73.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado and Anchorage, Alaska.