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My Home Weather Station - Why I Enjoy it so Much by Alan Manders
I've always been a bit of a closet weather enthusiast. Ask me what the weather's going to do, and I'd give you a 3-4 day forecast off the top of my head.
Well that got a bit embarrassing when the weather turned out differently, and I've had to take some good-natured kidding. However, things have changed since I got my own wireless weather station! The base receiver sits on my desk, and I have access at a glance to a range of weather data, which is measured right at my place rather than the general weather forecast for the area, and that has improved my forecast hit rate considerably.
Most of the info is for recording purposes only, and I am particularly interested in what the max/min temperatures are doing, and the forecast icons give a good indicator of where the weather pattern is headed. In addition to temperature, the unit also measures barometric pressure and humidity (indoor and out, including max/min).
Since we're in a fairly windy area, it would also be interesting to see what speed the wind gusts are getting up to, so as soon as I can afford it I'd like to get a La Crosse professional weather station, which also measures wind direction and wind chill factor, dew point, and rainfall. The pro weather station can tell the rainfall over 1 hour, 24 hours and total rainfall - just as well all data can be uploaded to a PC so one can review the stats over a period. I remember how my father-in-law painstakingly used to record daily rainfall on the farm into a notebook and then manually calculate weekly, monthly and annual rainfall. I can't imagine where I'd find the time nowadays...
What's also neat about wireless weather stations is that they provide a wide range of alarm settings, which one can set to warn of stormy weather, high winds, critical temperatures etc., but I'll stop dreaming for the moment - hopefully I can get that pro weather station soon.
About the Author
Alan Manders is an amateur weather enthusiast who enjoys being in the know regarding weather conditions, and who loves weather stats, records & interesting weather facts.
www.coolweatherstations.com
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