May 7, 2009

There was 0.49" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 64ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the upper 70's, with partly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

The low today was 64º F and the high was 79º F. It cleared to partly cloudy early and was partly cloudy during the day. Around 5 AM on 5/8 a severe thunderstorm came through with heavy rain, lightning, and a small amount of hail (heard but not seen).

Last year on the 7th the low was 62º F, the high was 81º 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 low 70's with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual number of days with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Charleston, South Carolina is 96 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.

5/6/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.83" at Germantown. There were 374 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.40" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.85" at Whitesboro. There were 423 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a 0.06" at Grand Prairie and Watauga.
So far 6390 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.35" at Charlotte, North Carolina.

The most new snow reported was 0.9" at Breckenridge, Colorado.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 29.0" at Kingvale, California.