April 14, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.98" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 49ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's, a high in the mid 50's, and a 20% chance of rain.

Last year on the 14th the low was 32º F, the high was 46º F, and 0.09" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the upper 40's with mostly cloudy skies and a 20% chance of rain.

Weather Forecast for Berrien Springs, Michigan
The forecast today is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 40's with a 60% 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 upper 30's.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is 38.41" 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.

4/13/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.34" at Mount Juliet. There were 352 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.08" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.51" at Washington. There were 505 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.17" at Watauga.
So far 6370 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.68" at Saraland, Alabama.

The most new snow reported was 12.0" at Crestone, Colorado.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 60.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.