What does a typical weather station include?

• Anemometer (wind speed and direction)

• Rain Gauge (daily rain collection and rainfall rate)

• Temperature Sensor (outdoor and sometimes indoor)

• Barometric Pressure Sensor

• Humidity Sensor

What does each sensor or gauge do?

• An Anemometer monitors wind direction and wind speed. Normally it involves a rotating tail to determine wind direction and a spin mechanism to measure the wind speed.

• Temperature Sensor(s) most weather stations include an outdoor sensor and many also include an indoor sensor.

• Barometric pressure sensor

• Humidity sensor

• Rain Gauge

Factors To Consider When Choosing a Weather Station or Instrument

Wired or Wireless

Accuracy

1. Overall Accuracy of sensors and gauges

2. Specific Accuracy of each sensor

Additional Sensors

• Lightning detection

• Leaf Wetness

• Heated Rain Gauge

• Additional temperature sensors

Ability to record and save data

• Data Logging

• Logging Capacity

• How will the data be used?

• Is a record of some or all instruments needed?

• Is only the momentary reading important?

• Is the data recorded by the sensors needed daily, weekly or monthly?

Installation time

• Quick and Easy installation

• No access to roof or dangerous roof

• Need sensors mounted for the greatest accuracy

Location

• Stable or mobile

• How mounted

• Remote Use

• Where to mount -On a pole, a rooftop, in a meadow, near trees, in the desert, on the top of a mountain, mounted on a moving vehicle (RV’s, mobile weather stations, hurricane trackers)

Special Considerations – sand, trees, extreme heat or cold

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