Weather stations in use by this website
Short Name Full Name Station type Accuracy Comment Location Data range Current status Long term status
M&MMeganies en MegatroniesWired Davis Vantage ProGoodExtra Solar and UV sensors installedOn top of a tower at the renewable energy roof lab, Mechanical Engineering. About 5 storeys above ground.2008-09-03 15:20:002013-07-26 06:20:00OfflineOffline
E&EElektries en ElektroniesWireless Davis Vantage ProGoodNo solar sensor, intermittent wireless receptionRoof of high voltage lab, Electronic Engineering. 6 storeys above ground.2010-04-01 14:17:002013-08-19 14:21:00OfflineOffline
S-BSonbesieCampbell Scientific CR1000Very GoodDatalogger connected to a range of high quality solar and weather sensorsRoof of Civil Engineering building. 5 storeys above ground.2010-05-24 17:02:002021-11-23 15:24:00OfflineActive
R-MReƫnmeterCustom builtAcceptableRain gauge calibrated by hand. Radiation shield (Stevenson screen) replaced with a better home-built one on 2014-03-20.Satellite ground station. 6th floor of Electronic Engineering building.2014-01-08 16:12:142015-02-11 18:00:03OfflineOffline
D-CNoordwal-OosOrion Weather Science WS3036AcceptableVery cheap, Chinese made weather station. Reliability is still being observed. Radiation shield seems inadequate.Private location on the Northeastern bank of the Eerste river. 2 storeys above ground.2014-02-03 20:28:552023-04-14 17:58:33OfflineActive
M-RM&M solar lab roofWireless Davis Vantage ProGoodNew weather stationOn the renewable energy roof lab, Mechanical Engineering. About 3 storeys above ground.2014-05-13 14:45:002016-05-27 11:53:00OfflineActive
Links with more info:
Sonbesie - Sensor and Measurement description
M&M and E&E - Measurement description
Stellenbsoch University - weather station setup
Location of weather stations and webcam on Google Maps