WIRELESS WEATHER STATION 

Or

A useful insurance policy

Please read all of this. It made me think and act.

 

 

The sensors (inset) go on the roof and connect wirelessly to the main touch screen readout within about 30m.

(868 mhz avoids conflict with wifi networks, etc. Range stated as 100m unobstructed).

The main readout panel (readout shown above), then connects to the computer with a USB cable.

 

There is a software package which comes with the Weather Station, 

 

With various Graphs :-

For Humidity, Indoor Temp, Outdoor Temp, Wind Chill, Pressure, Wind Speed, Rain.

Alternatively you can look at all the parameters on a printable page 

with them set out on 21 columns (too wide to put a photo up here and still read the type)

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However personally I prefer this program which comes free on line (or one can make a donation)

Main page view on my computer. 

 

This also has various Graph views.

 

Different displays and reports are also available

(This one only shows yesterday after this new weather station was fitted.)

 

Or you could select a specific time period on this page.

 

 

If you read below, you'll see why we bought this one.

 

A record of all weather parameters covered by the station, on your computer.

Of particular interest. Rain, and Wind Speed / Direction.

 

A client had a complaint raised about Spraying, and the drift killing a village resident's roses. 

Luckily his records showed that it was a Fungicide, which might have improved the roses, had they been alive and if there had been any drift. (nice try !)

The authorities, came out hot foot to investigate. ( possibly with thoughts of making a saving on SPS payments ??). 

They came armed with weather reports from an RAF station five miles away on the flat vale of York.

The farm is in the low hills on the edge of the Pennines, with quite a bit of woodland.

His very local wind speed print out and direction from his own rooftop was however, the clincher.

At that moment the Weather Station very much paid for itself........