Jim Becker wrote:
Something else you may want to consider or have already discovered, is the
'wireless' option. Yes this will add to the price of the unit, but much can
be said as far as ease in installation and setup. Not to mention future
moves are easier.

I've been using a Rainwise station since 1999 and I'm very pleased.
Rainwise is made in the USA and when you call to speak to a person for any
help, you actually get a real person. E-mail support is also available.
Their stations also support several software packages for data upload to the
Internet.

You can see my station in action he
Virginia Beach Backyard Weather
http://members.cox.net/jbecker31

Good Luck



Jim Becker
I have a Davis Vantage Pro II wired and the Weather Display software. There is a learning curve that you would need to acquire with the WD software but they have a excellent support news group. I have my site on line at www.lakeveraweather.com which will give you an idea of what you can get.

If you get the Davis station get it with the serial connection to your
computer rather than the USB option. There were some issues with the
UBS set up but that may have been resolved by now.


"Von Fourche" wrote in message
nk.net...

Hello all! First post here.

Ok, last year my family got one of my brothers a La Crosse weather
station for around $80.00 He really enjoys it. This year we got another
of my brothers the same weather station.

Well, while picking up the weather station for my brother this year I
bought myself a ten dollar La Crosse weather gauge that has a sensor that
goes outside and tells you inside and outside temperature. I love this
little cheap thing.

So now, some time in the spring I want to get a more expensive weather
station for myself. Price from $150 to $300 to possibly $500

I want something that shows inside and outside temperature, wind speed
and direction, rain gauge, humidity, and everything else that is or is not
important. I've seen some on the La Crosse website from around $150 to
$350. Are these any good or junk? What are the good weather stations?

I live in the mid-west, so the outside equipment will have to be able
to take all types of weather - freezing cold, hot and humid, rain, icy
weather, snow, etc...

Also, I want to be able to do download the data to a computer.

Thanks!