May 19, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 44ºF, the sky was clear and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 40's, a high in the mid 70's and clear skies with winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 42º F and the high was 74º F. Another clear day with very very few clouds and calm winds or a gentle breeze.

Last year on the 19th the low was 44º F, the high was 77º F, and 0.01" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the mid 50's and a high in the upper 60's with partly cloudy skies and a 20% chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Fact
The number of days in 2007 with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Grand Rapids, Michigan was 161 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.

5/18/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.08" at Sevierville. There were 308 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was a trace at Bethpage.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.73" at El Cenizo. There were 413 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5768 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.26" at Brunson, South Carolina.

No new snow was reported.
The most snow reported on the ground was 14.0" at Soda Springs, California.