May 28, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.10" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 68ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's, a high in the low 80's and variable skies with a 50% chance of rain and some possibly severe thunderstorms in the afternoon and west winds 10-15 mph.

The low today was 67º F and the high was 82º F. There was a shower sometime during the day.

Last year on the 28th the low was 58º F, the high was 68º F, and 2.37" of 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 low 70's with a partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The number of days in 2007 with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Kansas City, Missouri was 97 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.

5/27/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.15" at Chattanooga. There were 334 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.35" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.10" at St. Hedwig. There were 543 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 1.74" at Saginaw.
So far 6866 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.80" at Morland, Kansas.

No new snow was reported.
The most snow reported on the ground was 1.0" at Soda Springs, California.