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KLB School Weather Station: Index Page
Current weather conditions
A daily summary and daily summary graphs
Weekly summary graphs
A monthly summary and summary graphs
Archive weather text files which can be downloaded
Weather webcam images
Help and Glossary page
Web links to other weather websites
Index of satellite images and weather maps
Weather and the curriculum
Weather Station status

Weather Station Statistics:

  • Current Temperature: 16.7°C
  • Sunrise: 4:52   Sunset: 21:27

  • 5 Day weather forecast (from the BBC)

  • KLB School Wunderground webpage

Click for a closer view of the Geography Department block and the weather station location
Click to view maps show the location of KLB SchoolClick for a closer view of the instruments installed on the weather station

Weather station details:

The KLB School weather station is a Vantage Pro2 (Manufactured by Davis Instruments) and is equipped with the following sensors:
 

Sensor Measuring Range Accuracy
Humidity Relative Humidity 0% - 100% +/- 1%
Temperature Temperature 0°C - 60°C +/- 0.5°C
Wind vane Wind Direction 0° - 360° 7°
Anemometer Wind Speed 2 - 150 mph 1 mph
Rain collector / tip bucket Rainfall 0 - 9999 mm 0.2 mm

Data is transmitted from the weather station every 2½ seconds by a wireless link to a receiver connected to a computer in the Geography Department office.  This computer then uploads the data to the KLB website weather station web pages.

For improved accuracy, the temperature and humidity sensors are housed inside a radiation shield. The shield protects against solar radiation and other sources of radiated and reflected heat. The wireless link is powered by a lithium battery, charged by a solar cell.
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