July 30, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 0.17" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 72ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph with some stronger gusts.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 60's, a high in the low 80's, with mostly cloudy skies and southwest winds 5-10 mph. There is a 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The low today was 72º F and the high was 80º F. It was mostly cloudy much of the day with a shower in the afternoon and some periods of partly cloud throughout the day. A more continuous rain started around 9 PM.

Last year on the 30th the low was 73º F, the high was 89º 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 80% chance of showers or thunderstorms.

The forecast for Oshkosh (from AccuWeather's 15 day forecast at Accuweather.com) for:
August 10 - Hi 85º F, Lo 53º F, Partly Cloudy
August 11 - Hi 74º F, Lo 55º F, Partly Cloudy, a little rain in the PM
August 12 - Hi 77º F, Lo 50º F, Cloudy with a shower in the AM
August 13 - Hi 69º F, Lo 52º F, Mostly Clear
August 14 - Hi , Lo ,
August 15 - Hi , Lo ,
August 16 - Hi , Lo ,

Weather Fact
Atlanta, Georgia - The normal maximum temperature in January is 52º F and the normal minimum is 34º F. In July the normal maximum in is 89º F and the normal minimum is 71º F. There is an average of 50.20" of precipitation per year.

Nashville, Tennessee - The normal maximum temperature in January is 46º F and the normal minimum is 28º F. In July the normal maximum in is 89º F and the normal minimum is 70º F. There is an average of 48.11" 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.

7/29/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.02" at Smithville. There were 377 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.57" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 3.88" at Hallsville. There were 464 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.87" at Arlington.
So far 7012 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.64" at Trail Creek, Indiana. There were 2 reports over 4" from La Porte County, Indiana and one report over 4" from Illinois.

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