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Ed

Project History:

This is a project I've wanted to do for quite some time and in January 2007 the idea started to become reality.

Project updates:

• November 2009, added live lightning capability with Boltek detection and NexStorm Software
• September 2009, added WXSIM to provide local forecasting abilities and a computer dedicated to forecasting and future projects.
• January 2009, replaced Honeywell anemometer with a 1- wire equivalent and added nightime cloud monitor.
• October 2008, added enhanced radar capabilities using GRLevel3 software
• July 2008, changed solar detection to a "solar in a jar" system.
• June 2008, added soil temperature detectors at depths of 1, 2, 3 feet; this was done to study how soil temperature changes as depth increases and as the seasons change
• Celebrated our first year of operation
• After the ice storm added a very large UPS that will hopefully allow me to safely shutdown the computers in case of long term power failure
• December 2007 -- Added dedicated local server to process weather instrumentation
• May 24, 2007 - Domain changed to www.eds-weather.info
• May 12, 2007 - Leaf Wetness detector added.
• April 21, 2007 - Solar radiation detector beta/calibration testing.
• April 7, 2007 - Replaced defective wind instruments. The original one would "fail high" under low wind conditions causing 60 + mph spikes on the graphs.
• March 2007 - Added a 1wire network lightning detector.
• February 2007 - Updated web site adding NOAA 7 day forecasts, watches, and warnings. Also, converted most pages to php for cross-browser compatibility.
• Mid-January 2007 - Put first web page up
• Early January 2007 - Installed weather station hardware in the middle of an ice storm with the help of Curtis.

Future Plans:

I plan to add the following instruments and improvements to the station:

• Developing a "mobile friendly site"
• Soil moisture detection

Project Hardware:

My hardware consists of the following equipment:
Honeywell TE923W - "Professional Weather Station" (their descriptor) which includes:

• Indoor Temperature
• Barometric Pressure
• Indoor Humidity
• Rain (measured in .01 inch increments)
• Wind speed
• Wind direction
• UV

• Leaf Wetness Detector
• Lightning Detector
• Solar Radiation Detector
• Misc. interface devices
• Soil and Grass Temperature Detectors

The PC that runs the station is dedicated solely to that purpose.

Project Software:

• Windows XP Pro SP2
• Weather Display by Brian Hamilton
• Weather Display Live by Julian Best
• MesoMap Live by Chris McMahon and Julian Best -- Really a server application although the setup files are kept here
• GRLevel3
• WXSIM

Additional Credits:

The following individuals/companies have also contributed to this site:

• Ken True at Saratoga Weather
  Tom keeps the scripting I use up do date with the everchanging NWS data sources.
  
• Tom at carterlake.org
  Tom provided the original php scripts that provide the NWS forecasts and advisories. The scripts have been modified from the originals but none of this would have been possible without his contribution.
• WeatherUnderground for the use of their Radar images.
• Curtis Hall at bluecherry.net who keeps the web server running.