April 7, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.27" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 34ºF, the sky was cloudy with a snow flurry and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 30's, a high in the mid40's, and mostly cloudy skies with a 30% chance of snow with no expected accumulation. Any snow that falls in Middle Tennessee will most likely be east of Westmoreland.

The low today was 34º F and the high was 48º F. The skies cleared to partly cloudy by early afternoon and there were a few snow sprinkles in the early morning.

Last year on the 7th the low was 46ºF, the high was 76ºF, and no 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 mid 40's with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Forecast for Berrien Springs, Michigan
The forecast today is for a low in the upper 20's and a high in the upper 30's and a 50% chance of snow.

Weather Fact
The average annual amount of precipitation in Burlington, Vermont is 36.05" 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.

4/6/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.76" at Mount Juliet. There were 366 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.56" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was a trace at Hallsville. There were 406 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5873 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.46" at Orange Beach, Alabama.

The most new snow reported was 11.1" at Mount Morris, Michigan.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 71.5" at Crested Butte, Colorado.