About This Station
The station is powered by a Oregon Scientific WMR-968 weather station. The data is collected every 8-14 seconds and most of the site is updated every 10 seconds. This site and its data is collected using Weather Display Software. The station comprises of an anemometer, rain gauge (recently modified in November 2007, to record 0.1 mm increments), an indoor thermo-hydro sensor, and an outdoor therm-hydro-barometer sensor, situated in optimal positions for highest accuracy possible.
Station Setup Manual and specifictions
Data is also being submitted every 6 secs to the "Local Weather" website. This website is a collection of a number of personal weather stations collectively submitting their data for the public to view in realtime - as it happens, not just predictions. For further information, visit Local Weather Website
Outdoor Temperature Sensor
This sensor records external temperature and humidity. Atmospheric pressure is recorded by the indoor temperature sensor. The unit is located on the south side of the house, sheltered from direct sunlight (to prevent radiation heating and inaccuracies), and as such, maintains fairly accurate readings throughout the 24hour period. During Daylight saving, the unit is effected by direct sunlight for approximately 30 minutes every morning (at around 7:00am), but this problem was solved with the addition of a small piece of wood that shades the sensor during that period. So far, this modification has proved successful.
Anemometer
The Annemometer is located on my Antenna mast, approx 7.5 meters above ground level. Although it is in the best position possible on the house, it is still subject to mechanical turbulence (i.e. shielding) by dual-level houses in the North-West, South,and North areas. Due to an inconsiderate (and after many discussions, some would say unreasonable) southerly neighbour, I am prevented from rectifying this and the current location will probably serve as the units long-term position.
Rain Gauge
The Rain-Gauge is located in a very good position, and does not get influenced by nearby trees, buildings, or structures. It was modified in late November 2007, to provide readings of 0.1 mm increments. This modification has proven to be very accurate (assuming, of course, that the rain-gauge was accurate to begin with!), and after some very complicated mathematics, has been shown to be 97.8% accurate. This will result in an error of approx 2mm over 10 cm of rain fall.
About This Location
Heidelberg (including Bulleen, Templestowe, Doncaster East, Park Orchards, Bundoora, South Morang, Yan Yean, Whittlesea and Yarrambat) is a suburb of Melbourne famous for its association with the Heidelberg School of painting. Heidelberg is located 18 km by road north-east of Melbourne's CBD and 80 m above sea-level. The Yarra River forms the eastern boundary of the City of Heidelberg which incorporates the suburbs of Banyule, Eaglemont, Ivanhoe, Darebin, Rosanna, View Bank, Macleod and Yallambie.
Heidelberg was declared a city in 1931, and in 1994, after the State Government merge of local councils, was renamed the City of Banyule. West Heidelberg was opened up when the Housing Commission contracted A.V. Jennings to subdivide the area in 1945. The Olympic village was built there in 1956 to provide accommodation and training for Olympic competitors. In recent years, some light and general industry has been established at West Heidelberg although the character of Heidelberg, as a whole, is primarily residential. However, it has retained pockets of the natural beauty which made it such an attraction in the 19th century.
The above text has been reproduced, with kind permission, from a Fairfax Digital Website (Walkabout.com) and can be referenced here Walkabout.com.
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