Weather and station related comments

Wind sensor

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 15:52:00 GMT

Had 20 mph winds yesterday, but my anemometer didn't register nearly that high. It was 5 ft above the roof of my house. I think my trees and house was still interfering with the wind. Moved it again to a different location - about 7 ft above the ground in front yard.
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Time for temp sensor move

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 15:48:00 GMT

Sunlight is hitting the patio now where the sensor is. Need to move it to it's summer location. You can tell by the sharp increase in temp when the sun comes up.

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We're missing something

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:59:00 GMT

I'm only an amateur at this. I can't find reference to monitoring the sun. We track current wind, temperature, rainfall, but not current "sunfall". Why don't wx stations have a light intensity sensor with calibration to some standard? Extremely handy to solar energy planning and farmers. That should be part of every weather station and reporting system. I've never seen it.
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Anemometer location

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:53:00 GMT

Finding a good spot for the anemometer is difficult. Trees and building interfere. Height matters. Wonder what is a 'standard' height.
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Thermometer location

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:51:00 GMT

Moving my temp sensor to a different location because winter morning sun hits it now. Will probably need a winter and summer location for the sensor.

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