June 5, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.04" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 58ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 4-7 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's, a high in the mid 70's, mostly clear skies, and north winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 56º F and the high was 74º F. It was clear or mostly clear most of the day.

Last year on the 5th the low was 73º F, the high was 87º 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 40's and a high in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of rain.

Weather Fact
The number of days in 2007 with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Miami, Florida was 149 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.

6/4/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.56" at Sevierville. There were 382 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.14" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.54" at Lufkin. There were 511 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.43" at Bedford.
So far 6749 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.92" at Mobile, Alabama.

The most new snow reported was 0.5" at Crestted Butte, Colorado.
The most snow reported on the ground was 1.0" at Soda Springs, California.