Episode #0002 - "A Fully Armed and Operational Weather Station"
Ice Station Housman
English - January 06, 2016 02:27 - 1 hour - 39.4 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Leisure Hobbies blizzard housman hurricane icestation icestationhousman jimmymarks joelhousman rain snow tornado Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week on the show, we talk about Jimmy's new Farmer's Almanac and how accurate it has been for the month of December. We also talk about weather stations: what they are, the many places you can find them, and different types of personal weather stations you can get for yourself. We also cover some of our favorite weather apps and websites we think you might find useful. Joel is preparing for the weather in July. Jimmy sounds like a lifelong sword swallower who gargled with rock salt. Check your funometer, there's a podcast a-comin'!
Historial weather data for National Airport (DCA) for December 2015
Different personal weather stations we talked about:
Smart Weather Stations
Joel's favorite, the Netatmo:
Netatmo Weather Station Website
Netatmo Wearther Station on Amazon
Netatmo Raing Gauge Add-on on Amazon
Netatmo Wind Gauge Add-on on Amazon
Elgato's HomeKit compatible Eve Weather outdoor sensor:
Elgato's Eve Weather Website
Elgato Eve Weather on Amazon
Dumb Weather Stations
Listings of hundreds of "old school" style, non "smart" weather stations on Amazon
I would do lots of research and comparisons of reviews before buying any of these as I don't have a good recommendation for any of them. The one I mentioned I own is several years old, and its model has been discontinued. It was made by Ambient Weather.
Portable Weather Devices
The portable, handheld weather meters Jimmy talked about:
Ambient Weather WM-2
Ambient Weather WM-4
Kestrel Pocket Weather Stress Monitor
Antique Weather Stations
A good example of one of the cool, anitque-style weather clock/barometer/thermometer that we talked about on the show with a "glass".
Various smartphone and desktop apps we talked about:
Some of Joel's favorite weather websites:
Weather.gov's Conus Full Mosaic Radar Loop
Weather Undergound's Full Screen Radar Map w/ Weather Station Data