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About FidalgoWeather.Net


 

This is a home weather station located on the south shore of Fidalgo Island in Skagit County, Washington U.S.A.  We are located at the convergence of three international waterways, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound.  To the west is the Pacific Ocean and to the east, the Cascade Mountain Range.  We also sit at the edge of a rain shadow created by the Olympic Mountains.  This locale gives us maritime weather patterns which are characterized by relatively low rainfall, mild year-around temperatures and occassionally strong windstorms.

 

 

 

 

FidalgoWeather utilizes the Vantage Pro2 wireless weather station by Davis Instruments of Hayward, California. 

The station console receives data from outdoor sensors every 2.5 seconds.  The sensor array is solar-powered and measures wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity and rainfall.  The console data logger transmits to the PC software through a USB connection.  The data stream is summarized every 10 minutes and uploaded to the web site.

 

 

 

 

Station Information

Location:

Fidalgo Island, Washington USA

Elevation:

~42 Feet (13 m)

Latitude:

N 48° 25' 35"

Longitude:

W 122° 35' 23"

Time Zone:

US Pacific (GMT - 8 Hours)

Station:Davis Vantage Pro2
Date Installed:

October 7, 2006

Software:

Weatherlink 5.7

E-Mail:

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Attention Vantage Pro2 Users:

 

Is your WeatherLink USB data logger losing its connection to the PC?  Run a ground wire from one of the back cover screws (I am using the one on the lower right as you face the back) and an electrical outlet cover plate screw.  You may need a longer screw for the VP2. Also rig the USB cable so it does not touch the floor. I did this in March, 2007 and have not lost the connection since.  I believe static electricity is the culprit.

 

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