June 12, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.83" 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 mid 60's, a high in the mid 80's, partly cloudy skies, northwest winds 5-10 mph and a 20% chance of showers or thunderstorms during the day and a 40% chance tonight.

The low today was 68º F and the high was 81º F. It started off cloudy and cleared to partly cloudy as the day matured.

Last year on the 12th the low was 71º F, the high was 88º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the low 50's and a high in the low 70's with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The number of days in 2007 with 0.01" of precipitation or more in New Orleans, Louisiana was 111 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.

6/11/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.17" at Oliver Springs. There were 344 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.38" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.83" at Crandall. There were 439 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 4.15" at Blue Mound.
So far 6747 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 6.17" at Valparaiso, Indiana.

The most new snow reported was 1.0" at Crested Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 1.0" at Soda Springs, California.