March 29, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.52" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 43º F, it was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 19-24 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30s and a high in the upper 40s with a near 20% chance of rain, with the chance of light rain this morning and skies clearing to partly cloudy this afternoon.

The low today was 34º F and the high was 46º F. It was cloudy all day with some very light drizzle/heavy sprinkles from time to time during the morning and early afternoon. The winds blew strong all day, estimated to be 13 - 24 mph with stronger gusts.

Last year on the 29th the low was 40º F, the high was 54º F, and 0.12" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in low 20s and a high in the upper 30s with a 40% chance of snow.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Providence Rhode, Island is 46.45" 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.

3/28/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.95" at Forest Hills. There were 347 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.45" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.19" at Thrall. There were 385 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.03" at Fort Worth.
So far, 5200 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 12.83" at Clayhatchee, Alabama.

The most new snow reported was 30.0" at Preston, Kansas.
The most snow reported on the ground was 77.0" at Soda Springs, California.