June 16, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.19" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 69ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 70's, a high in the mid 80's, light south winds and a 40% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 68º F and the high was 84º F. A line of thunderstorms came through around 2:30 PM with heavy rain and strong winds. No damage observed at my place.

Last year on the 16th the low was 63º 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 mid 50's and a high in the low 70's with mostly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of rain.

Weather Fact
The number of days in 2007 with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was 101 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.

6/15/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.99" at Oakland. There were 310 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.26" at Portland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.20" at Fort Stockton. There were 443 reports from Texas.
Not precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6560 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.60" at Auxvasse, Missouri.

No new snow was reported.
No snow was reported on the ground.