April 13, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.06" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 59ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 8-12 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the upper 60's, and a 70% chance of showers and thundershowers throughout the day.

The low today was 52º F and the high was 75º F. A strong line of thunderstorms came through about 2:30 PM. Part of a willow tree was blown down in our yard, otherwise there was not much damage.

Last year on the 13th the low was 36º F, the high was 48º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the low 30's and a high in the upper 40's with mostly cloudy skies.

Weather Forecast for Berrien Springs, Michigan
The forecast today is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 40's with a 90% chance of rain.
The forecast for Thursday, April 16, is for clear skies and a high in the low 60's and a low in the low 40's.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Charleston, West Virginia is 44.05" 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.

4/12/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.49" at Memphis. There were 264 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.01" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.40" at Raymond. There were 513 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.29" at Arlington.
So far 5015 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 2.40" at Raymond, Texas.

The most new snow reported was 14.8" at Crestone, Colorado.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 61.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.