March 9, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.14" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 48º F, it was partly cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50s and a high in the upper 60s with partly cloudy skies

The low today was 44º F and the high was 75º F and it was partly cloudy all day. The Bradford Pear trees were today noticed for the first time this year to be blooming and the Weeping Willow have begun to leaf out.

Last year on the 9th the low was 15º F, the high was 50º F, and 0.02" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station. There was 0.7" of snow.

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

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Kansas City, Missouri is 37.98" 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.

3/8/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.01" at Manchester. There were 245 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.01" at Richmond. There were 286 reports from Texas.
There was no precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 4738 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.63" at Fair Oaks, Indiana.

The most new snow reported was 7.8" at Clark Fork, Idaho and Libby, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 87.0" at Kingvale, California.