May 3, 2009

There was 0.39" of of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 58ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's, a high in the mid 60's, with a 100% chance of showers or thundershowers.

The low today was 58º F and the high was 63º F. There were showers during the day, but gauge had only 0.18" of precipitation and a drowned spider in it when we got home between 4:30 and 5 PM.

Last year on the 3rd the low was 45º F, the high was 74º F, and 1.20" of 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 clear skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual number of days with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Boston, Massachusetts is 123 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.

5/2/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 7.72" at Spring Hill. There were 366 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 3.03" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.32" at Granbury. There were 346 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5395 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 7.72" at Spring Hill, Tennessee.

The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Rock River, Wyoming.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 32.0" at Kingvale, California.