On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:59:32 -0500, Happy John
wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:48:08 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man
wrote:

...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not
sticking and not thick, but it is snow.

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Good place for it.

I've got a good inch on my back deck now. I believe this was a big surprise. TWC is still calling
for a high of 55F here tomorrow. I wonder if that'll change.

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Here's a screen snap from my new weather station taken a few minutes
ago. Maybe that will help to melt your snow. :-)

It was up around 80 early in the afternoon.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...erstation.jpg/

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On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:59:32 -0500, Happy John
wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:48:08 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man
wrote:

...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not
sticking and not thick, but it is snow.

===

Good place for it.

I've got a good inch on my back deck now. I believe this was a big surprise. TWC is still calling
for a high of 55F here tomorrow. I wonder if that'll change.

===

Here's a screen snap from my new weather station taken a few minutes
ago. Maybe that will help to melt your snow. :-)

It was up around 80 early in the afternoon.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...erstation.jpg/

What kind of weather station and software do you have? I'm looking to
replace mine with something better.

On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:49:40 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

Here's a screen snap from my new weather station taken a few minutes
ago. Maybe that will help to melt your snow. :-)

It was up around 80 early in the afternoon.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...erstation.jpg/

What kind of weather station and software do you have? I'm looking to
replace mine with something better.

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It's called an Airmar PB150 and it comes with software called
Weathercaster. It is marketed by Furuno and designed for boats but
would make a fine home unit except that it lacks a rain gauge. One
of the unique things about the Airmar sensor is that it has no moving
parts - it reads wind speed and direction using ultrasonic doppler
sensors.

The sensor unit is a bit pricey but it also contains a GPS unit and
electronic compass which allows it to compute true wind speed and true
wind direction on a moving boat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YTVx...eature=related

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|344|944284|1160116&id=1105541

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says...

On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:49:40 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

Here's a screen snap from my new weather station taken a few minutes
ago. Maybe that will help to melt your snow. :-)

It was up around 80 early in the afternoon.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...erstation.jpg/

What kind of weather station and software do you have? I'm looking to
replace mine with something better.

===

It's called an Airmar PB150 and it comes with software called
Weathercaster. It is marketed by Furuno and designed for boats but
would make a fine home unit except that it lacks a rain gauge. One
of the unique things about the Airmar sensor is that it has no moving
parts - it reads wind speed and direction using ultrasonic doppler
sensors.

The sensor unit is a bit pricey but it also contains a GPS unit and
electronic compass which allows it to compute true wind speed and true
wind direction on a moving boat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YTVx...eature=related

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|344|944284|1160116&id=1105541

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

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On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg

You have had 50 inches of rain in 2012? Sounds like a tropical rain
forest.

On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

In article ,
says...

On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a
REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather
fluff on your local TV station, either.

On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In ,
says...

On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a
REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather
fluff on your local TV station, either.


This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a
suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have
rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only
remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the
reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when
former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have
much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area
so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville.

So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local
TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer
is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV
weather guys/gals.

On 1/11/2012 8:14 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

Off the top of your head, how much rain have you had, to date, this year?

On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:37:22 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg


If you folks had saved some money when you were young, you could afford a decent rain gauge. This
one has lasted a long time, is quite accurate (mostly), and adds immeasurably to the decor:


http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../RainGauge.jpg

As you can see, the recent snowfall yield was about 1/32d of an inch.