6 September 2006
Wokingham 0900z 250 06/12kt 28km 5Sc020
+20.8/+16.0 QFF 1018.0 -0.7 in 3hr
RMK 2Ac180 also present.

09-09 Max 25.8 Min 17.0 Grass min 11.5
Rain 0.0 Sun (00-24) 2.1

RMK Temperatures from the new site.
Due to a need for enlarged car parking at the Emmbrook Secondary
School, the climatological station for Wokingham, established in
1976, has been forced to relocate to the Emmbrook Primary School,
a distance of appx 350 metres and at appx the same altitude. After
a short period of intercomparison, the large Stevenson screen was
moved to the new site on the 5th September, and wef 6th September
2006 air temperature and rainfall will be measured at the new site.
For the time being, grass min, the autographic rain gauge, and soil
thermometers will remain at the old site.

--
Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.

Satellite images at:
www.btinternet.com/~wokingham.weather/wwp.html

"Bernard Burton" wrote in message
RMK Temperatures from the new site.
Due to a need for enlarged car parking at the Emmbrook Secondary
School, the climatological station for Wokingham, established in
1976, has been forced to relocate to the Emmbrook Primary School,
a distance of appx 350 metres and at appx the same altitude. After
a short period of intercomparison, the large Stevenson screen was
moved to the new site on the 5th September, and wef 6th September
2006 air temperature and rainfall will be measured at the new site.
For the time being, grass min, the autographic rain gauge, and soil
thermometers will remain at the old site.

.... behind that short statement, I guess a lot of hard work & anguish
moving the kit, organising the new site etc. Any early thoughts on
possible differences as to exposure etc?

Martin.

--
Martin Rowley
meteorology @ bracknell
E:
W: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/metindex.htm

6 September 2006
Wokingham 0900z 250 06/12kt 28km 5Sc020
+20.8/+16.0 QFF 1018.0 -0.7 in 3hr
RMK 2Ac180 also present.

09-09 Max 25.8 Min 17.0 Grass min 11.5
Rain 0.0 Sun (00-24) 2.1

Wokingham 1500z 260 07/12kt 30km 1Cu040 7Ci300
+25.8/+14.5 QFF 1015.7 -1.1 in 3hr
RMK 2Ac120 1Ac140 Cu hum Ac cas
Upper arc of contact, bright.


RMK Temperatures from the new site.
Due to a need for enlarged car parking at the Emmbrook Secondary
School, the climatological station for Wokingham, established in
1976, has been forced to relocate to the Emmbrook Primary School,
a distance of appx 350 metres and at appx the same altitude. After
a short period of intercomparison, the large Stevenson screen was
moved to the new site on the 5th September, and wef 6th September
2006 air temperature and rainfall will be measured at the new site.
For the time being, grass min, the autographic rain gauge, and soil
thermometers will remain at the old site.

--
Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.

Satellite images at:
www.btinternet.com/~wokingham.weather/wwp.html

"Bernard Burton" wrote in message
RMK Temperatures from the new site.
Due to a need for enlarged car parking at the Emmbrook Secondary
School, the climatological station for Wokingham, established in
1976, has been forced to relocate to the Emmbrook Primary School,
a distance of appx 350 metres and at appx the same altitude. After
a short period of intercomparison, the large Stevenson screen was
moved to the new site on the 5th September, and wef 6th September
2006 air temperature and rainfall will be measured at the new site.
For the time being, grass min, the autographic rain gauge, and soil
thermometers will remain at the old site.

... behind that short statement, I guess a lot of hard work & anguish
moving the kit, organising the new site etc. Any early thoughts on
possible differences as to exposure etc?

Martin.

--
Martin Rowley
meteorology @ bracknell
E:
W: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/metindex.htm
Yes Martin, you are not wrong there. Fortunately I had a willing
helper, my wife, who is a real ace with the spade. We spent
several hours digging out the large screen, and making a new
hole for it. Also fortunately, although the ground is stone dry,
apart from hidden bits of brick and concrete, the earth was
mostly crumbly. We were able to run a couple of months
comparison for air temps, and the new site has a better
exposure for all directions except the east, and the average
difference for max and min is about 0.3C, lower at the new site.
Unlike the Secondary Sch, where all the buildings are at least 2
storeys high, most of the Junior Sch is one storey, and the new
site has a much more open feel to it. The head is very willing
to have the station there, but the Town Clerk is negotiating a
lease with the District, just in case. I am also taking the
opportunity to install some automatic equip,
(Campbell Scientific), and should be able to interrogate it
remotely. This is due to arrive next week. It will consist
of air temp and humidity in an aspirated shield, rainfall
(0.1 mm tipping bucket, heated), and pressure. Electronic
earth probes have also been installed (another lot of hard
digging!), and are connected to a TinyTag data logger.
Taking 1 reading every 3 minutes this self contained unit
can run for over one month without being off loaded,
resolution 0.01C, accuracy +-0.05C, and offloading is
a simple operation onto a PC, where the accompanying
program can produce graphs or text lists. Well worth the money.

Bernard

"Bernard Burton" wrote in message
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"Bernard Burton" wrote in message
RMK Temperatures from the new site.
Due to a need for enlarged car parking at the Emmbrook Secondary
School, the climatological station for Wokingham, established in
1976, has been forced to relocate to the Emmbrook Primary School,
a distance of appx 350 metres and at appx the same altitude. After
a short period of intercomparison, the large Stevenson screen was
moved to the new site on the 5th September, and wef 6th September
2006 air temperature and rainfall will be measured at the new site.
For the time being, grass min, the autographic rain gauge, and soil
thermometers will remain at the old site.

... behind that short statement, I guess a lot of hard work & anguish
moving the kit, organising the new site etc. Any early thoughts on
possible differences as to exposure etc?




Bernard

I guess like me (I used to work at Emmbrook) you knew it was inevitable
sometime. Maybe the new site will be less enclosed and therefore better.
Sorry if I have got that wrong - a total interested amateur here. Will you
still use the computer facilites at the secondary to report in?

Jane

--
Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.

Satellite images at:
www.btinternet.com/~wokingham.weather/wwp.html
"Coastwalker" wrote in message
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"Bernard Burton" wrote in message
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"Bernard Burton" wrote in message
RMK Temperatures from the new site.

... behind that short statement, I guess a lot of hard work & anguish
moving the kit, organising the new site etc. Any early thoughts on
possible differences as to exposure etc?




Bernard

I guess like me (I used to work at Emmbrook) you knew it was inevitable
sometime. Maybe the new site will be less enclosed and therefore better.
Sorry if I have got that wrong - a total interested amateur here. Will you
still use the computer facilites at the secondary to report in?

Jane

Yes Jane, we were trying to put off the evil day, but the head was set on
having more parking space. The Town Council had been negotiating a lease for
the site, and John Goulborn was in favour of that while he was there, but
the District stalled, I guess because they were bowing to pressure from the
current head. But I hear from the Town Clerk that a lease is on offer for
the new site, so the town may yet get a secure station plot. Yes too, the
new site is more open, and has a better exposure. The old site had become
rather sheltered, especially in the last couple of years, as my attempts to
get the trees along the brook lopped came to nothing. When we installed the
weather station at the Secondary School in 1976, the area was quite open,
and the Rivers Authority (or maybe Thames Water then), used to clear the
banks of the Emm every year, but not any more. It is now the responsibility
of the Environment Agency, but they only appear when a tree actually falls
into the brook. As well as the trees, the school buildings have gradually
been added to, and that didn't help the exposure much either. I do not use
the computer facilities at the school, but have all my own gear at home,
including satellite tracking station etc. All the data is stored and
distributed from here. Do feel free to call if you would like to have a
tour..my e-mail address in on the Wokingham Weather web site.

Bernard

Yes Jane, we were trying to put off the evil day, but the head was set on
having more parking space. The Town Council had been negotiating a lease
for
the site, and John Goulborn was in favour of that while he was there, but
the District stalled, I guess because they were bowing to pressure from
the
current head. But I hear from the Town Clerk that a lease is on offer for
the new site, so the town may yet get a secure station plot. Yes too, the
new site is more open, and has a better exposure. The old site had become
rather sheltered, especially in the last couple of years, as my attempts
to
get the trees along the brook lopped came to nothing. When we installed
the
weather station at the Secondary School in 1976, the area was quite open,
and the Rivers Authority (or maybe Thames Water then), used to clear the
banks of the Emm every year, but not any more. It is now the
responsibility
of the Environment Agency, but they only appear when a tree actually falls
into the brook. As well as the trees, the school buildings have gradually
been added to, and that didn't help the exposure much either. I do not use
the computer facilities at the school, but have all my own gear at home,
including satellite tracking station etc. All the data is stored and
distributed from here. Do feel free to call if you would like to have a
tour..my e-mail address in on the Wokingham Weather web site.

Bernard

Thank you. I would love to look one day, but I left Emmbrook because we
moved down to Surrey. However, I will contact you if I am back "home"
sometime.
Sorry, I thought you used the school as a base, but your suberb website is
obviously housed on a better computer than the school could furnish!

Jane