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Sonbesie

There are large gaps in the Sonbesie data, especially in 2024 and 2025. Downloading data from the Sonbesie can cause a significant load on the database. Please limit downloads to a few months at most.
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Legacy data sets

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Short Name Full Name Station type Accuracy Comment Location Data range Download link
S-B Sonbesie Campbell Scientific CR1000 Very Good Datalogger connected to a range of high-quality solar and weather sensors Roof of the Civil Engineering building. Five storeys above ground. 2010-05-24 17:02:00 live
D-C Noordwal-Oos Orion Weather Science WS3036 Low Inexpensive plastic weather station. Sensors are inaccurate. Radiation shield seems inadequate. Private location on the Northeastern bank of the Eerste river. Two storeys above ground. 2014-02-03 20:28:55 2023-04-14 17:58:33
M-R M&M solar lab roof (replacement) Wireless Davis Vantage Pro Good Replacement weather station On the renewable energy roof lab, Mechanical Engineering. About 3 storeys above ground. 2014-05-13 14:45:00 2016-05-27 11:53:00
E&E Elektries en Elektronies Wireless Davis Vantage Pro Good No solar sensor, intermittent wireless reception Roof of high voltage lab, Electronic Engineering. 6 storeys above ground. 2010-04-01 14:17:00 2013-08-19 14:21:00
M&M M&M solar lab roof (original) Wired Davis Vantage Pro Good Extra Solar and UV sensors installed On the renewable energy roof lab, Mechanical Engineering. About 3 storeys above ground. 2008-09-03 15:20:00 2013-07-26 06:20:00