July 24, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 65ºF, the sky was mostly cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the mid 80's, with partly cloudy skies and west winds 5-10 mph. There is a 20% chance of showers.

The low today was 64º F and the high was 84º F. There was a brief shower between 7 and 9 AM, then it cleared to partly cloudy and mostly clear for the rest of the day.

Last year on the 24th the low was 61º F, the high was 82º 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 60's and a high in the upper 70's with partly cloudy skies and a 50% chance of showers or thundershowers.

Weather Fact
Denver, Colorado - The normal maximum temperature in January is 43º F and the normal minimum is 15º F. In July the normal maximum in is 88º F and the normal minimum is 59º F. There is an average of 15.81" of precipitation per year. (2009 The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Based on records for the period of 1971-2000.)

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.

7/23/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.13" at Oakland. There were 337 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.46" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 2.74" at Midland. There were 497 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.01" at Grapevine.
So far 6371 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.47" at Seven Oaks, South Carolina. South Carolina, North Carolina, and Alabama each had a report of greater than 4". A 6.30" report from Ohio was most likely actually 0.63".

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