Greetings, All!
I've had an Acu-Rite 00594W "Professional" weather station for a few years, but the thing has never been accurate. The clock and indoor temperature seem ok, but everything else (wind speed, exterior temp and humidity, indoor humidity, pressure) are so far off that they are pretty much useless.
- The wind speed never showed higher than about 11 mph, even in storms. I compared it with nearby NWS readings and my unit was always 2-10 times lower than the real speed.
- The exterior temp is a few degrees from the NWS and the exterior humidity sensor is almost always very high.
- Indoor humidity usually shows up as 16% when it is really around 60%.
I was able to get the pressure close by telling the unit that it was 400 feet higher than it really is, but does anyone know if it is possible to calibrate the other readings? Just after I got it Chaney customer support told me to try new batteries and to double the wind reading to get it closer to the real speed, with no other suggestions.
I pretty much gave up on this sensor and stopped feeding it batteries a long time ago, but I just found this forum (full of people who are as interested in weather as me!) and thought I'd ask for some advice.
Thanks!