May 7, 2009

There was 0.49" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 64ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the upper 70's, with partly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

The low today was 64º F and the high was 79º F. It cleared to partly cloudy early and was partly cloudy during the day. Around 5 AM on 5/8 a severe thunderstorm came through with heavy rain, lightning, and a small amount of hail (heard but not seen).

Last year on the 7th the low was 62º F, the high was 81º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the low 70's with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual number of days with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Charleston, South Carolina is 96 days per year. (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.

5/6/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.83" at Germantown. There were 374 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.40" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 1.85" at Whitesboro. There were 423 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a 0.06" at Grand Prairie and Watauga.
So far 6390 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 5.35" at Charlotte, North Carolina.

The most new snow reported was 0.9" at Breckenridge, Colorado.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 29.0" at Kingvale, California.

May 6, 2009

There was 0.01" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 59ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the upper 50's, a high in the upper 60's, with cloudy skies and a 90% chance of showers and thunderstorms, some thunderstorms may be severe.

The low today was 58º F and the high was 69º F. There were showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy skies the rest of the day with winds in the late afternoon estimated to be 8-12 mph with some stronger gusts.

Last year on the 6th the low was 45º F, the high was 72º 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 upper 60's with a 50% chance of rain and mostly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual number of days with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Caribou, Maine is 149 days per year. (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.

5/5/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.65" at Friendsville. There were 362 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.04" at Bethpage, Gallatin, and Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.23" at Waskom. There were 412 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a 0.05" at Blue Mound.
So far 6081 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.90" at Labadieville, Louisiana.

The most new snow reported was 10.0" at Paradise Ranger Station (Mount Rainier NP), Washington.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 30.0" at Kingvale, California.

May 5, 2009

There was a trace of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 57ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's, a high in the mid 70's, with partly cloudy skies.

The low today was 57º F and the high was 69º F. It was cloudy much of the morning with a brief shower early. The afternoon was partly cloudy.

Last year on the 5th the low was 41º F, the high was 72º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the upper 40's and a high in the mid 60's with a 30% chance of rain and mostly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual number of days with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Burlington, Vermont is 151 days per year. (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.

5/4/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.93" at Pleasant Hill. There were 376 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.09" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.34" at Jasper. There were 431 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was a trace at two locations.
So far 6264 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 6.16" at Helena, Arkansas.

The most new snow reported was 3.2" at Breckenridge, Colorado.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 30.0" at Kingvale, California.

May 4, 2009

There was 1.09" of of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 55ºF, the sky was cloudy with a light mist and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's, a high in the mid 60's, with a 40% chance of showers, mainly in the morning.

The low today was 54º F and the high was 62º F. It was cloudy all day with mist in the morning and a few sprinkles before noon.

Last year on the 4th the low was 39º F, the high was 67º F, and 0.20" of 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 60's with clear skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual number of days with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Buffalo, New York is 168 days per year. (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.

5/3/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.45" at Pulaski. There were 354 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.69" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 6.74" at Point. There were 442 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 3.03" at Benbrook.
So far 5785 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 6.74" at Point, Texas.

The most new snow reported was 4.4" at Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 31.0" at Kingvale, California.

May 3, 2009

There was 0.39" of of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 58ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 50's, a high in the mid 60's, with a 100% chance of showers or thundershowers.

The low today was 58º F and the high was 63º F. There were showers during the day, but gauge had only 0.18" of precipitation and a drowned spider in it when we got home between 4:30 and 5 PM.

Last year on the 3rd the low was 45º F, the high was 74º F, and 1.20" of precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 60's with clear skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual number of days with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Boston, Massachusetts is 123 days per year. (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.

5/2/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 7.72" at Spring Hill. There were 366 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 3.03" at Hendersonville.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.32" at Granbury. There were 346 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5395 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 7.72" at Spring Hill, Tennessee.

The most new snow reported was 3.0" at Rock River, Wyoming.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 32.0" at Kingvale, California.

May 2, 2009

There was 1.37" of of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 59ºF, the sky was cloudy and it was raining and winds were estimated to be 1-3 mph.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 50's, a high in the mid 60's, with a 80% chance of showers or thundershowers.

The low today was 57º F and the high was 62º F. It was cloudy all day with some rain in the morning and mist at other times.

Last year on the 2nd the low was 61º F, the high was 78º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the upper 30's and a high in the mid 60's with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual number of days with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Boise, Idaho is 86 days per year. (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.

5/1/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports at time of blog entry that looked like they might be legitimate) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.79" at Mount Juliet. There were 370 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 1.71" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.47" at Coppell. There were 401 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.02" at Arlington.
So far 6098 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 7.11" at Rose, Oklahoma.

The most new snow reported was 4.4" at Hemingford, Nebraska.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 35.0" at Kingvale, California.

May 1, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was 1.19" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 64ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm. A line of thunderstorms came through after 12 AM this morning, the thunder woke up Nancy who woke me up around 1:30 AM. All but 0.02" of rain came from these storms.

The forecast for today is for a low in the low 60's, a high in the upper 70s, and a 60% chance of showers or thundershowers.

The low today was 62º F and the high was 70º F. There were showers and thunderstorms off and on all day and it was cloudy all day.

Last year on the 1st the low was 57ºF, the high was 79ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Forecast for Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The forecast today is for a low in the mid 30's and a high in the mid 50s with partly cloudy skies.

Weather Fact
The average annual number of days with 0.01" of precipitation or more in Bismarck, North Dakota is 86 days per year. (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.

4/30/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 2.14" at Linden. There were 333 reports from Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.10" at Gallatin.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 8.42" at Whitesboro. There were 484 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 0.84" at Watauga.
So far 6347 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 8.42" at Whitesboro, Texas.

The most new snow reported was 15.0" at Great Falls, Montana.
The greatest amount of snow on the ground was 42.0" at Soda Springs, California.

TN-SR-32 Weather History
April 2009 had 6.96" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 48.5ºF and the average high was 69.5ºF.
April 2008 had 7.24" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 44.7º F and the average high was 69.5º F.
April 2007 had 2.95" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 44.0ºF and the average high was 66.6ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
April 2006 had 4.1" of precipitation, the average low was 51.2ºF and the average high was 73.4ºF.
April 2005 had 8.0" of precipitation, the average low was 47.3ºF and the average high was 69.2ºF.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of April -
2009 - 19.44"
2008 - 21.71"
2007 - 12.34"
2006 - 16.3"
2005 - 20.1"