March 2, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 20º F, it was clear and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for the low in the mid teens and the high in the mid 30s with clear skies.

The low today was 19º F and the high was 35º F and the sky was clear or mostly clear all day.

Last year on the 2nd the low was 18º F, the high was 46º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station. The 2nd of March was the first date blooming daffodils were observed on our property last year.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low around -1ºF and a high in the mid teens with clear skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Boston, Massachusetts is 42.53" 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.

3/1/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.80" at Jackson. This station reported 12.5" of snow. The most snow reported was 14.0" at Ripley. There were 324 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.58" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.04" at Corpus Christi. There were 322 reports from Texas.
There was no precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far, 5030 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 3.75" at Waycross, Georgia.

The most new snow reported was 14.0" at Ripley, Tennessee.
The most snow reported on the ground was 68.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.