| Stand-alone weather sensors generally measure either temperature or temperature and humidity. They come in both indoor and indoor/outdoor models, and can be either wired or wireless.
Weather stations can offer a number of different features and weather sensors. The list below gives an idea of what can be included; however, not all weather stations will have all features and/or all sensor types.
Weather Station Features
- Weather Condition
- measures the air temperature, measures relative humidity, and dew point temperature (indoors and outdoors), as well as the barometric pressure, wind speed/direction, wind chill, and rainfall rate (outdoors only)
- Built-In Memory
- records the highest and/or lowest readings for temperature, relative humidity, dew point temperature, maximum wind speed, daily and accumulated rainfall, and minimum wind chill.You can reset the memory for each weather type, separately
- Weather Alarms
- let you set the WX 200 to sound an alarm for each weather parameter (temperature, wind speed, rainfallrate, dew-point temperature, and soon) and alert you when a set weather condition is reached.For example,you can set the weather station toalert you when the temperature drops to near freezing
- Optional PC Connection
- lets you connect your weather station to a personal computer (using an optional serial cable) so you can record and store weather data on your PC using the supplied AccuWeather for Windows software
- 12-24 Hour Forecast
- provides you with a forecast of the weather conditions most likely to occur where the WX 200 is located
- Weather Symbols
- show you weather conditions at a glance with sunny, party cloudy, cloudy, and rainy symbols
- Mode Scanning
- lets you set the weather station to continuously scan all conditions in all modes, one after the other
- Measurement Unit Selection
- lets you select the measurement unit (such as 12- or 24-hour time format, Fahrenheit or Celsius, and so on) that the WX 200 displays in all modes that use that unit
- Clock Display with Alarm
- shows the time and date, and lets you set an alarm to sound at the same time every day
- Mounting Hardware
- lets you easily mount the various weather station components in the locations that best suit your needs
- Liquid Crystal Display
- clearly displays the WX 200's digital readings and functional indicators
- Display Back Light
- makes the display easy to read in low light situations
- Low Battery Indicator
- lets you know when to change the batteries in the weather station's components
- Battery Backup
- powers the station and retains the station memory if AC power is disconnected or interrupted
- Weather References
- include a glossary of frequently used weather terms and a cloud classification chart
Mounting Hardware
lets you easily mount your weather station in a location that best suits your needs
Wind Chill Chart
to look up the wind chill factor based on the air temperature and wind speed measurementsWeather Station Sensors
- Dry Bulb Thermometer
- to measure the air temperature in the Fahrenheit scale
- Wet Bulb Thermometer
- to measure the relative humidity
- Rain Gauge Tube
- to measure the rainfall
- Barometer
- to measure pressure
- Anemometer (Wind Speed Tube)
- to measure wind speed
- Compass
- lets you know from what direction the wind is blowing
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