I recently installed a Davis Vantage Pro 2 station at my family cottage in Margaretsville. Margaretsville is located in the far east of Annapolis County and is home to a couple hundred people. There is no other weather stations along this stretch of the coast, so the village raised some money for this to be installed. My cottage is one house from the water and just up the hill. In terms of wind it is fairly exposed on the S and SW (some more trees on the SW side but anemometer is just above the tree line). And the W, NW, N, NE, E, and SE are almost if not completely exposed to the elements.
Here is the ISS located at the standard height of ~6 ft. I extended it off of the post to insure there was no radiating heat from it. You can also see the anemometer on the roof in the background.
It may not look very big but compared to me and my father (we're both about 5' 9") it shows how big it really is.
So far, we have recorded a gust of 45 km/h, and a rain rate of 22 mm/h.
I am very pleased and so are the residents of Margaretsville.
If you have any questions about my station please ask.
