May 18, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 41ºF, the sky was clear and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 40's, a high in the upper 60's and clear skies with winds 5-10 mph.

Last year on the 18th the low was 49º F, the high was 74º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

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

Weather Fact
The number of days in 2007 with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Fresno, California was 36 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.

5/17/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.50" at Columbia. There were 317 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.55" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.63" at Freer. There were 529 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.39" at Watauga.
So far 5646 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.63" at Freer, Texas.

No new snow was reported.
The most snow reported on the ground was 6.0" at Kingvale, California.