May 17, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.18" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 54ºF, 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 mid 40's, a high in the mid 60's and partly cloudy skies with winds 10-15 mph.

The low today was 46º F and the high was 62º F. It was partly cloudy and windy most of the day.

Last year on the 17th the low was 43º F, the high was 64º F, and a trace of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the low 60's with clear skies.

Weather Fact
The number of days in 2007 with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Fairbanks, Alaska was 103 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.

5/16/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.02" at Cleveland. There were 335 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.02" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.92" at Manor. There were 450 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 2.55" at Fort Worth.
So far 5646 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.56" at Camden Point, Missouri.

The most new snow reported was 1.9" at Idaho Springs, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 0.3" at Golden, Colorado. (Kingvale and Soda Springs California neither had reports for the 16th.)