The more professional users seem to favour the Davis Vantage range which
were really the trailblazers in this field I think. They are highly
regarded and probably the best but very expensive for what you get
compared to the others, in my opinion.

Hope this is of some help,

Dave

Clearly the original post was asking about equipment for semi-domestic
use but I kind of felt 'left out' of the list of suppliers as a
representative of a top end meteorological equipment manufacturer.
Davis are not competitors of ours, we serve quite different markets;
but they are not at the top of the scale if considering weather
stations overall - their prices finish well below where our start.

I am sure our equipment would be overkill and well beyond the budget
for this application but, just in case, my colleagues at CS Australia
would be happy to help (based in Townsville, QLD - survived YASI,
power now back on!).

Iain Thornton
Campbell Scientific Europe
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