Topic: Am i crazy for setting up more then one station in my yard???

[Fox_Of_The_Wind]

I have had my first davis weather station for about 12 years now.
But for some strange reason i seen a used one go up for sale and bought it. Now i have both station going.

I think its neat that they both are in the same yard but show different temps.

[PaulMy]

Never miss a good deal
As bushman used to say "A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure."

Enjoy,
Paul

[Fox_Of_The_Wind]

Never miss a good deal
As bushman used to say "A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure."

Enjoy,
Paul

its strange I have had just one station for years and now I am thinking OH I could use the other one for backup.

that saying about clocks is true for me also. I collect clocks

[vreihen]

I plead the fifth..... 






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[Fox_Of_The_Wind]

Looking good. (happy I am not the only one)

[vreihen]

Looking good. (happy I am not the only one)

If you want a chuckle, I just closed on a piece of land in another state a few weeks ago.  Instead of looking to move one of my existing PWS stations, I'm in all seriousness shopping for a new one to deploy at the new lot..... 

[WheatonRon]

I have had my first davis weather station for about 12 years now.
But for some strange reason i seen a used one go up for sale and bought it. Now i have both station going.

I think its neat that they both are in the same yard but show different temps.

I have 3 VP2s in the same yard about 20 feet apart so don’t feel bad or crazy. Yes, they frequently show different readings but that is the nature of the beast. I do have but one anemometer so that reading is always the same by all 3 stations. Rainfall varies because of trees and whether the spoon tipper is used vs. the see-saw tipper. I find the “new” spoon tipper less accurate than the old see-saw tipper which I find strange—and both spoon tippers that I use have been replaced — with supposedly better mechanisms, so I tried!

And I do also have two CoCoRaHS rain gauges! They rarely differ in measurement.

Yes, my wife thinks I am crazy, but…..

[ivano]

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look don't talk about it, I think in a while the secret services will send a drone over my house, to understand what is happening 

[Fox_Of_The_Wind]

Thank you all for the pictures and stories! love them all. 

[davidmc36]

Two VP2's and a VP1. The 1 is beside the Stratus and I use it to do long term calibration of overhauled tippers. Only the 2's have wind. And if I can get through building a front porch there will be a nice permanent pole installed in back yard for most ideal Temp/Hum location. That will become my primary reported station. I have another used purchase on the way so may as well leave the unit that is currently reporting, where it is. Or it will get put in a location that is interesting to compare rainfall across my property. Not that it is acreage or anything, but when you see the sheets of rain you wonder if there are spots that get more.

There is the ideal data reporting location and there is also "What is it like on my patio right now?"