1-wire Wx Station Testing

Set out the 1-wire wx station to calibrate the sensors before mounting them in any semi-permanent way. My anemometer and windvane are placed between my and my neighbor’s house. It is a less than ideal position, but the length of ethernet cable is limited with this particular setup. So far, I have done one calibration on the three (of four) thermometers in my station, two contained in the Temperature/Humidity/Solar sensor and one contained in the Barometer. I recently repositioned those three thermometers to my back yard, from my driveway (which gave far too high temperature readings). I also created a makeshift radiation shield made from styrofoam and zipties.

I also updated the Website in a few places to show my weather data and webcam. You can see my weather data on the right side of the Home page of my Website and on the Weather page. The data is also transmitting to APRS-IS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) via Internet (this is considered “APRSWXNET“), which is then fed to the CWOP (Citizens Weather Observation Program), which is used by the NWS (National Weather Service) via the MADIS Program for forecasting and other purposes.