March 8, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation recorded on CoCoRaHS today from some sprinkles yesterday morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 62º F, it was mostly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40s and a high in the low 70s with a 40% chance of thunderstorms and cloudy skies.

The low today was 58º F and the high was 74º F. A thunderstorm came through around 8 PM with some lightning and a little rain. The Purple Plum tree bloomed today.

Last year on the 8th the low was 16º F, the high was 30º F, and 0.38" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station. There was 2.1" of snow.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the upper teens and a high in the mid 30s with a 100% chance of sleet.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Jackson, Mississippi is 55.95" 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.

3/7/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.04" at Fayetteville. There were 237 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at El Paso. There were 301 reports from Texas.
There was no precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 4428 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 1.89" at Snellville, Georgia.

The most new snow reported was 2.9" at Black Hawk, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 99.0" at Soda Springs, California.