Contents
Below is a series of measurements provided by my Maplin WH1080 weather station. All systems operate in the UTC time zone.
Air Measurements
Air Temperature
Air temperature and derived dew point temperature.
For those who are interested, the code sample here shows how the dew point temperature is derived in the above graph.
Air Pressure
Absolute and Mean Sea Level air pressure at station, nightly calibrated against EGNJ. Check out the code that fetches the calibration figure if you are so inclined.
Rainfall Measurements
Rainfall Accumulation
Rainfall accumulation at station, measured every 15 minutes. Collated over a 24 hour period, midnight to midnight.
Wind Measurements
Wind Roses
Average wind and gust direction at station - last 24 hours. These are generated once a day at 09:00.
Wind Strength
Average and gust wind speeds measured every 15 minutes. Alternating coloured Y-axis plot bands show the Beaufort Wind Force Scale description and number in brackets.
Derived Temperatures
These temperature measurements are derived from other station measurements, such as air temperature, wind strength and relative humidity
Freezing Altitude
Calculated altitude at which the air temperature is at 0°C, every 15 minutes. This is based on an international standard atmoshpere (ISA) as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Just as a disclaimer; temperature in the real atmosphere does not fall at a uniform rate with altitude so please treat the graph below with a pinch of salt - it is just a bit of fun!
Should you wish to satisfy your curiosity, the code sample on this page shows how I calculate the values in the graph above.
Wind Chill
Calculated wind chill temperature versus external air temperature, measured every 15 minutes.
Feels Like
Feels like (apparent) temperature versus external air temperature measured, every 15 minutes.