May 2, 2009

There was 1.37" of of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 59ºF, the sky was cloudy and it was raining 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 60's, with a 80% chance of showers or thundershowers.

The low today was 57º F and the high was 62º F. It was cloudy all day with some rain in the morning and mist at other times.

Last year on the 2nd the low was 61º F, the high was 78º 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 30's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual number of days with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Boise, Idaho is 86 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.

5/1/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.79" at Mount Juliet. There were 370 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.71" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.47" at Coppell. There were 401 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.02" at Arlington.
So far 6098 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 7.11" at Rose, Oklahoma.

The most new snow reported was 4.4" at Hemingford, Nebraska.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 35.0" at Kingvale, California.