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Ladies and gentlemen,

I am pleased to announce that the Davis Vantage Pro AWS at Haytor meteorological
office is now online at
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm . It
will not be available 24/7 but will be on for a lot of the time. There are
graphs of temperature, dewpoint, rainfall, and barometric pressure covering a
rolling 24 hour period with observation updated at 10 minute intervals. you have
to 'refresh' open web pages. Wind information is still at 3m height and mean
speeds will have to be tripled to get an idea of open exposed moorland
conditions. Rainfall normally under-reads by 10% compared to the manual gauge.
Temperatures, dewpoints and sea-level pressure are accurate. Wind chill refers
to 3m agl (which is more sensible in my view as people do not live their lives
10m above the ground). Please add in this link to your web pages if you wish but
if the data are used for research then an e-mail to
would be appreciated. Commercial and operational use of these data is permitted
free of charge but only with permission from Will Hand (those already contacted
by e-mail have permission to use it commercially).

The possibility of a web cam at the site is being investigated and any
recommendations would be appreciated. Monthly summaries of AWS data are under
development and 10 minute archives are in the planning stage.

So now you can watch the rain accumulating on Dartmoor in real-time and in the
winter you will be able to see the snow. Enjoy!

Will Hand
Chief Meteorologist Haytor Weather Station
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Ladies and gentlemen,

I am pleased to announce .........................

very nice press release Will-you bin on a course?
;-)


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David

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Ladies and gentlemen,

Thanks for that, Will. Do you think it'd be better saying "Current Weather
at Haytor, Devon 310m asl" - only to show your superior height above sea
level in the SW !?

Joe

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Ladies and gentlemen,

Thanks for that, Will. Do you think it'd be better saying "Current Weather
at Haytor, Devon 310m asl" - only to show your superior height above sea
level in the SW !?

Joe

Joe, I'll be adding in location information in due course, which will include
altitude.

Will.
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Hello Will, very nice site you have.. good luck

regards
clive

In article ,
says...



I am pleased to announce that the Davis Vantage Pro AWS at Haytor
meteorological
office is now online at
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm.


Very nice


Wind information is still at 3m height and mean
speeds will have to be tripled to get an idea of open exposed moorland
conditions.


Is that correct? Mine is at about 4m, and I sometime record a mean (not
gust) of ~50mph. I would not think it's ~150mph on the moors!

Please explain if I have misunderstood.


TIA.
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Nick Webster


Hi Nick,

The extra 1m height will make a bit of difference but the main point is that I
am very sheltered in the sector 200 degrees through 270 degrees to 020 degrees
as the land rises up to the open moor. Tripling the mean speed is a good
*estimate* in those wind directions. Admittedly in an easterly it would be an
over-estimate but that is not necessarily a bad thing as strong easterlies in
winter can give surprisingly severe conditions on Hay Tor. Many a day I have
recorded a 12 knot westerly at 3m agl at my site only to walk the 100 metres up
the hill onto the moor to be assaulted by a full blown gale difficult to walk
against. I have done some theoretical calculations and I calculate that a good
estimate of the 10m wind at my site is 2.2 times the 3m mean, but it depends on
atmospheric stability. If I can aquire more land I'll erect a proper 10m mast.
Mounting the anemometer on the roof is a poor idea in my location as the wind
rushes up the slates as if on a cliff edge. All my roof damage in the past year
has occurred when the 3m wind gust has exceeded 30 knots.

Will.

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And the heavy rain is possibly on the way.

http://www.metoffice.com/weather/eur.../warnings.html

100mm+ in Haytor anyone ???
Moors and my house is already shrouded in fog, visibility 200m at home.

Will.
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Ladies and gentlemen,

I am pleased to announce that the Davis Vantage Pro AWS at Haytor
meteorological
office is now online at
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm . It
will not be available 24/7 but will be on for a lot of the time. There are
graphs of temperature, dewpoint, rainfall, and barometric pressure covering a
rolling 24 hour period with observation updated at 10 minute intervals. you
have
to 'refresh' open web pages. Wind information is still at 3m height and mean
speeds will have to be tripled to get an idea of open exposed moorland
conditions. Rainfall normally under-reads by 10% compared to the manual gauge.
Temperatures, dewpoints and sea-level pressure are accurate. Wind chill refers
to 3m agl (which is more sensible in my view as people do not live their lives
10m above the ground). Please add in this link to your web pages if you wish
but
if the data are used for research then an e-mail to
would be appreciated. Commercial and operational use of these data is
permitted
free of charge but only with permission from Will Hand (those already
contacted
by e-mail have permission to use it commercially).

The possibility of a web cam at the site is being investigated and any
recommendations would be appreciated. Monthly summaries of AWS data are under
development and 10 minute archives are in the planning stage.

So now you can watch the rain accumulating on Dartmoor in real-time and in the
winter you will be able to see the snow. Enjoy!

Will Hand
Chief Meteorologist Haytor Weather Station
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A COL BH site in East Dartmoor at Haytor, Devon 310m asl (1017 feet).

mailto:
www: http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk

DISCLAIMER - All views and opinions expressed by myself are personal
and do not necessarily represent those of my employer.
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So now you can watch the rain accumulating on Dartmoor in real-time and in
the
winter you will be able to see the snow. Enjoy!





You allready can (though not the webcam bit )

www.hearnden.freeseve.co.uk

Good to have you in real time now Will btw, now I can compare and contrast
.

regards

Peter Hearnden

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So now you can watch the rain accumulating on Dartmoor in real-time and
in
the
winter you will be able to see the snow. Enjoy!





You allready can (though not the webcam bit )

www.hearnden.freeseve.co.uk

Good to have you in real time now Will btw, now I can compare and contrast
.

regards

Peter Hearnden



DRAT!

www.hearnden.freeserve.co.uk

freeseRve, grrr.

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Ladies and gentlemen,

I am pleased to announce that the Davis Vantage Pro AWS at Haytor
meteorological office is now online at
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
. It will not be available 24/7 but will be on for a lot of the time.
There are graphs of temperature, dewpoint, rainfall, and barometric
pressure covering a rolling 24 hour period with observation updated
at 10 minute intervals. you have to 'refresh' open web pages. Wind
information is still at 3m height and mean speeds will have to be
tripled to get an idea of open exposed moorland conditions. Rainfall
normally under-reads by 10% compared to the manual gauge.
Temperatures, dewpoints and sea-level pressure are accurate. Wind
chill refers to 3m agl (which is more sensible in my view as people
do not live their lives 10m above the ground). Please add in this
link to your web pages if you wish but if the data are used for
research then an e-mail to would be
appreciated. Commercial and operational use of these data is
permitted free of charge but only with permission from Will Hand
(those already contacted by e-mail have permission to use it
commercially).

The possibility of a web cam at the site is being investigated and any
recommendations would be appreciated. Monthly summaries of AWS data
are under development and 10 minute archives are in the planning
stage.

So now you can watch the rain accumulating on Dartmoor in real-time
and in the winter you will be able to see the snow. Enjoy!

Will Hand
Chief Meteorologist Haytor Weather Station


Good to see another AWS on the net.
Just out of interest Will, how does the accuracy of the Vantage system compare to your manual instruments.

Regards,

Rob
Chester, UK
http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk/weather

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