Armidale Suburban weather

 Latitude S 30° 31' 03"    Longitude E 151° 39' 20"    Elevation 981 m

Details of Hardware and Software at this Weather Station are listed below.

 
PC &  Logger
PC:                           Asus P4 3.2 Ghz, 2Gb Memory, XP Pro OS
Logger:                      Campbell Scientific CR10
Software:                   Data logged and uploaded to Weather Display every minute. Weather Display Ver 10.37Q-39, produces
                                  a "custom text" log file every minute.This file is in an "Easy Weather Dat" format that Cumulus reads.
                                 Logger set up and download is controlled by Campbell Scientific Logger Net Ver 3.4.1. Program is
                                   compiled with CampbellSci SCWin Ver 2.2.  
Connection:
               Permanent RS232 via USB to Serial Com Port 3 to CR10
Logger Power Supply:
Two 6v x 12amp/hr Topin TP-6  Dry Cells with 5W Solarex Solar Panel & Solarex Regulator.
     
Sensors
Rain Gauge:                 0.2mm Rimco TBRG. Located 2.3m above GL. Reset at 0900 hrs. (Note: Cumulus Resets Rain at Midnight) -
                                  100mm Nylex Rain Gauge located at 1.2m above GL for check.
Temperature/Humudity: CampbellSci Model HMP 35C, located adjacent to northern wall of colourbond shed in a home made
                                    timber Stevenson Screen at 1.7m above GL
Anemometer:               Young Wind Sentry, located 4.7m above GL.
(Note: Gust Speeds are usually in the order of 50% less than what
                                               is measured at BOM Weather Station at Armidale Airport.

Barometer:                  Yaisala Model PTB101B, located in colourbond shed at 1.7m above GL

                                  All sensors hard wired.
 
     
Data Periods
Weather Display Data since December, 2004
Cumulus            Data since October, 2011
Database "Weather Recorder" Ver 6.41 by Andrew Broughton. Logged daily and AM/PM records of Temperature (Max/Min),
                                                                  Rain, Barometric Pressure, Max Wind Speed, Cloud Type and Cover, Current
                                                                  and Daily Conditions.
Current Site:  Rain records from January, 1994. Temperature Records from May, 2002. Barometric Pressure since May, 2001.
Locality:        Rain records from 1865. Temperature since 1957 (Courtesy BOM and UNE)
     
 
     
     
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