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Weather Station Hardware => What Weather Station Should I Buy? => Topic started by: Orv on September 08, 2017, 01:10:28 PM

Title: Weather station with rugged anemometer?
Post by: Orv on September 08, 2017, 01:10:28 PM

We'd like to deploy weewx to a hilltop where windspeeds can exceed 90 mph.  Other than wind, the environment is not especially harsh, but a couple of weather stations previously installed have had their anemometers destroyed.
Can someone recommend a weather station (ideally compatible with weewx: www.weewx.com (http://www.weewx.com)) that has a relatively rugged anemometer?   Less expensive is better, of course.

Thanks.

Orv
Simi Valley, CA

Title: Re: Weather station with rugged anemometer?
Post by: Bushman on September 08, 2017, 01:50:20 PM

IIRC the Davis anemometers are rated to 200 mph.  Prolly the same for Rainwise.  FWIW, my cheap Acurite 5-1 anemometer has record speeds to about 75 mph (chinook winds).  Still spinning...