We were lucky that the battery had enough power to keep the station going for the days when the solar panel was facing the ground and not charging.
It was very bad timing as during the week when we had the hottest temperatures in the past many years we were not able to get an accurate reading. This was because the temperature sensor was on its side and thus was getting hit with direct solar radiation after about noon. This caused the temperature to spike up much higher than it would have been "in the shade".
Here is the reason that the wind speed was zero:
The good news is that the station is pretty much back up, except for some quick fixes to the anemometers which will have to be replaced eventually.
Let's hope this is the one and only time I'll have to deliver news like this.
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Maybe it's prudent to add an extra sensor to the collection: a camera? Maybe it'll dissuade future vandalism?
Wow, that's all I can say!!!
Why would somebody do that? People in this world are terrible. What do you gain by vandalizing a weather station??? Hope they get what they deserve (weather related)!
Frank, I am so sorry that this happened. WOW is all I can say, like one of the other commenters. Thanks for filling in the rest of the story for us. I know I really appreciate that this site exists and many others do, too. Thanks for all the work you do. I, too, hope this never happens again. Is there a way to donate to the costs of getting the final pieces of equipment back up and running?
Maybe for a future upgrade the station should be on the roof of a building. There are plenty of roofs on campus.
unbelievable! i don't understand people.
with the sensors out of commission, do we know how much rain the city received in the recent sprinkles? i'm wondering when was the last time we got more than 1mm of rain in a 24 hour period.
That's terrible, Frank! Let us know about donations. I really enjoy this blog.
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