May 16, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.19" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 66ºF, the sky was partly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph with stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the mid 70's. There is a 90% chance of showers or thunderstorms and winds 10-15 mph.

The low today was 61º F and the high was 76º F. There were a few showers in the early afternoon, with sunshine interspersed around the clouds and storms.

Last year on the 16th the low was 46º F, the high was 60º F, and 0.51" of 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 low 50's with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The number of days in 2007 with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Duluth, Minnesota was 120 days. (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.

5/15/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 4.22" at Erwin. There were 319 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.55" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.58" at Cumby. There were 379 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.13" at Blue Mound.
So far 5849 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 6.02" at Lakeland, Florida.

No new snow was reported.
No snow was reported on the ground. (Kingvale and Soda Springs California neither had reports for the 15th.)