March 4, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 26º F, it was partly cloudy and winds were calm.

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

The low today was 26º F and the high was 59º F. The Crocuses bloomed today. Last year they bloomed on the 5th.

Last year on the 4th the low was 32º F, the high was 64º F, and 1.79" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the mid 20s and a high in the mid 30s with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Grand Rapids, Michigan is 37.13" 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.

3/3/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Erwin. This station also reported 0.3" of snow. A station in Jackson reports 6.5" of snow still on the ground. There were 277 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Texas. There were 352 reports from Texas.
There was no precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 5259 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 2.72" at Soda Springs, California.

The most new snow reported was 13.0" at Soda Springs, California.
The most snow reported on the ground was 80.0" at Soda Springs, California.