May 12, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 51ºF, the sky was clear and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's, a high in the mid 70's, with partly cloudy skies.

The low today was 49º F and the high was 76º F. It was clear to partly cloudy much of the day but was mostly cloudy or cloudy when I arrived home around 10 PM.

Last year on the 12th the low was 44º F, the high was 68º F, and 0.15" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the upper40's and a high in the upper 60's with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual number of days with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas is 96 days 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.

5/11/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.56" at College Grove. There were 339 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.19" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.10" at Wellington. There were 430 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.02" at Arlington and Fort Worth.
So far 6099 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.10" at Crosset, Arkansas.

The most new snow reported was 0.3" at Breckenridge, Colorado.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 9.0" at someplace in Colorado.