I have to agree with some of what has been stated. Overall, I have been relatively pleased with the Acurite 01050 unit. I'm a Senior Forecaster with the NWS, so I take my data seriously. The only major flaw in the sensor package has been that the barometric pressure is way way off, on the order of 0.3 inches/mercury. Even after the 14 and 33-day learning periods, the pressure is not even close, and there is no way to correct this pressure in either the console or the MBW interface. I also see very different numbers on the console, the MBW dashboard and in what is being sent to the Weather Underground. Frequently, rainfall totals will be different in all three places. The other data (Temperature, Humidity, Wind) is fairly representative versus both my Oregon Scientific unit which I have had for over 5 years, and our local ASOS station about 4 miles away.
I hear that many of these issues are being addressed, and I'm very glad that Brian is willing to test these units using Weather Display. I think the potential is there for the Acurite units to be quite good if these flaws can be fixed. The cost alone will add alot more people into the personal weather station hobby, so hopefully these issues will be addressed.
Just my two cents,
Chris
moreheadcityweather.com