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Weather Station Hardware => Ambient Weather and Ecowitt and other Fine Offset clones => Topic started by: chris1911 on January 13, 2018, 04:02:51 PM

Title: Temp question
Post by: chris1911 on January 13, 2018, 04:02:51 PM
Why does my WS-1200-IP not calculate the wind chill?  The "feels like" is always the same as the actual temp.

My dad has the same weather station and his does display the wind chill.

Title: Re: Temp question
Post by: waiukuweather on January 13, 2018, 10:35:47 PM
windchill only comes into use below 50F (10c) and of course the stronger the wind the low it is compared to the normal temperature
you do not say what your current conditions were at the time
Title: Re: Temp question
Post by: chris1911 on January 14, 2018, 10:18:49 AM
I have had this weather station for almost two years and never seen the wind chill change from the actual temp under any conditions.

Title: Re: Temp question
Post by: unbidden on January 15, 2018, 11:15:06 AM
Same issue here. Didn't start happening until the recent firmware update. I haven't contacted Ambient yet but will possibly tonight/tomorrow.
Title: Re: Temp question
Post by: dupreezd on January 15, 2018, 12:02:03 PM
I have a 2 year old WS-1200-IP and my wind chill display correctly.
Display:-Software OS 5.4.4 Firmware 2.2.2
Title: Re: Temp question
Post by: unbidden on January 19, 2018, 02:13:43 PM
Chris, I contacted Ambient and recieved this response:

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Wind chill requires two things:

1. Temperature < 40 degF
2. Wind > 4 mph
<snip>
Ed
++++++++++++

I monitored my machine via the ambient.net dashboard the the above criteria proved correct.
Title: Re: Temp question
Post by: chris1911 on January 21, 2018, 12:11:31 PM
Chris, I contacted Ambient and recieved this response:

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Wind chill requires two things:

1. Temperature < 40 degF
2. Wind > 4 mph
<snip>
Ed
++++++++++++

I monitored my machine via the ambient.net dashboard the the above criteria proved correct.

Yeah, i had contacted them and that's what i was told.

Earlier in the week, we had some cold windy days.  I sat and watched my live data several times.  It would occasionally change the wind chill number briefly.  I think the problem is the location of my weather station.  My wind speed and direction is not as accurate as it should be.  I live in a subdivision with houses around.  They are spaced out pretty far, but i think it still affects my readings.  The fences everyone has probably creates some turbulence on the wind vane as well.  The only way to fix that is to mount it way up on the roof, which i am not going to do.