[wxqc] Up and running and general question

[dshelms at comcast.net]

Hi Eleanor,

Glad to help... my statement that 'you don't need WeatherLink if you use VWS/VWSAPRS' was not exactly true, since you need to load the Davis VP USB drivers from the WeatherLink disk to enable your Windows PC to communicate with the Davis VP, thus to feed VWS.  Anyway... all is well in the end.

Mesowest has only the hourly ASOS reports in its database, but the ASOS generates a daily climate summary of the max/min temps (as extracted from 1 minute temps recorded locally at the ASOS) that may not otherwise be contained in the hourly reports.  WFO Taunton gets the daily ASOS climate report and that is the basis for the record reports and the climate data sent to NCDC in Asheville, NC.  Most WFOs have the preliminary ASOS climate reports online, here is the link to BOX (WFO Taunton) climate reports: http://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=box


Dave
CW0351


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Eleanor Linkkila <elinkkila at yahoo.com>
> Extremely happy to report that my VWS is up and running again thanks to Mr. 
> Helms for all of his patient help diagnosing my system.  Was missing a driver 
> and then the computer could detect the the proper port.  Whew!
>    
>   We broke a min temperature record today at Bradley International Airport.  It 
> was 4 degrees against a previous record of 5 for the day.  NOAA has just 
> announced this and earlier when I checked on MesoWest it gave the min temp as 5.  
> Is the below the link the official Bradley Station?  Curious as to why this is.
>    
>   http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base.cgi?stn=KBDL
>    
>   Thanks, Eleanor, CW7448


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