[wxqc] Pole For Wind Gauge

[Rich Brunnworth]

Sometimes we tend to get caught up in the extremely fine points of 
things when it is the overall picture that we are trying to see.

This whole discussion started about a question regarding various weather 
stations and how to mount them.  Personally this is a hobby for me. I'm 
more interested in how fast the wind may be blowing at a given time, or 
how much rain we've had today, month to date, and year to date.

The uploading of the data for someone else's use is a secondary issue to 
me. The NWS may use some of the data, but the local television stations 
don't. They have their "citizen reporters" that call in temperatures 
around the broadcast times so you get an idea of what is happening in 
that area if you live in the area that the citizen calls in from.

I also realize that many amateur weather stations are CWOP stations and 
do upload their data to NWS for the enhancing of the overall NWS data.  
One thing to keep in mind in all of this is that the majority of amateur 
stations are in urban areas, not sitting on large lots, so the ideal 
placement of equipment is very hard to attain.  I do the best I can with 
what I have, and the restrictions of the area, and that is all that any 
of us can do or ask for.

Rich
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Victor Engel wrote:
> Thanks. That explains it. For some reason, I thought you were talking
> about the surface area of the pole.
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