tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post8127528180559466207..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Temporary Weather Stationdrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-54452389422172553312017-12-24T19:07:52.968-08:002017-12-24T19:07:52.968-08:00The manufacturer is aware of the solar heating, an...The manufacturer is aware of the solar heating, and sells a replacement louver assembly for $40. It appears to be much larger in diameter. I'll probably get some thin aluminum sheet from Home Depot and fabricate a solar shield for it.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-72983790450439352742017-12-24T15:15:16.617-08:002017-12-24T15:15:16.617-08:00You might consider using a white plumbing pipe sec...You might consider using a white plumbing pipe section to slide over that unit that has the temp sensor and brain. Big enough to allow airflow, and keep any part of it out of direct sunlight. <br />If weight is an issue, section it to leave a support leg (or more) that reaches the ground. Might be better to have some sort of overhead cover to keep direct sunlight from heating the inner surface.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-53661129935245791842017-12-22T13:01:24.163-08:002017-12-22T13:01:24.163-08:00For $117 delivered, it's an pretty amazing lit...For $117 delivered, it's an pretty amazing little thing. If the calibration was accurate, I'd recommend it in a heat beat. BUT...the inside air temp is consistently 5* too high, and the outdoor temp sensor needs to be better shielded from direct sun. As soon as the sun rises enough that the sensors are in direct sun, the indicated outdoor temp starts rising because the sun is warming the housing the temp sensor is inside of, and that gives you a false reading.<br /><br />Weather Underground and the Citizen's Weather Observation Program (CWOP) list thousands of sites around the U.S., and you can most likely find a station close to you.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-90381992506301712632017-12-22T12:56:12.865-08:002017-12-22T12:56:12.865-08:00How much do you want to spend, and are you interes...How much do you want to spend, and are you interested in the specialty sensors for things like soil moisture?<br /><br />Davis instruments makes the best ones out there IMNSHO, and I've tried a lot of the ones out there. Some just have a few instruments of questionable accuracy, like the little one I just bought, and some have "real" calibrations, and will allow you to adjust the calibration factors so you can get very good accuracy.<br /><br />It's like any other tool you's buy. You have to look at what what you want to measure, and then find a unit at a price you can afford that will do what you want.<br /><br />If this little unit had better calibration, it would be a home run. As it is, I'd give it a double....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-20047830418071564842017-12-21T13:11:13.064-08:002017-12-21T13:11:13.064-08:00That's a nice piece of gear. I don't have ...That's a nice piece of gear. I don't have one, but I have thought about it. There's a weather web page I can go to where this guy about 10 miles from me has a weather station and I can go on line and read all his data. It's pretty popular as he gets gazillions of hits , especially when bad weather is coming in.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-57497203379890343172017-12-19T22:43:22.456-08:002017-12-19T22:43:22.456-08:00What would your recommendation be for a weather st...What would your recommendation be for a weather station for someone that likes to garden? <br />Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-71501373432732711482017-12-17T16:37:38.561-08:002017-12-17T16:37:38.561-08:00And this little thing is barely out of the "t...And this little thing is barely out of the "toy" category.<br /><br />It would be a good "My First Weather Station", and if it had acceptable accuracy it would be a hit out of the park for $100, but the 5* error in the indoor temperature makes me suspect the calibration of the entire sensor suite. <br /><br />To have no way to enter a correction factor so the station console shows the corrected values on the display is a glaring error.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-26523245921364178052017-12-17T07:54:28.427-08:002017-12-17T07:54:28.427-08:00That's just super cool. You have all the toys,...That's just super cool. You have all the toys, DRJIM.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com