Hello,

I'd like to purchase a personal weather station. I've looked at Oregon
Scientific, Peet Bros., LaCrosse, Davis Eqpt, and WeatherHawk.

What I'm looking for is a station that at least measures: wind speed and
direction, temperature, barometric pressure, and has a rain gauge. The
price range is around $200-$300.

I live in Florida where static electricity and lightning are big issues.
Does the equipment survive well if there is lightning in the vicinity, even
if it is not a direct strike? (I know direct strikes will pretty much kill
everything.)

The sort of issues that matter to me are these: will the weather station
give reasonably good data? can it be hooked to my PC to provide weather
information over the internet? Can I expect the station to last 5 years?
(I would take it down during hurricanes.)

May I ask any of you for a recommendation?

Thank you very much for your time.

Steven Schwartz