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Present Day Installation

PaloAltoWeather.com Rooftop
Photo: September 23, 2022

RainWise Weather
Station Installed
January 26, 2019
September 18, 2022 (Retired)

RainWise Mark III-LR

Reporting to the
National Weather Service
Begins—Station F4751
(APRSWXNET/CWOP)
March 13, 2019

Click to see this station on NWS.

PaloAltoWeather.com
Goes Live
April 21, 2019

Original PaloAltoWeather.com (re-creation)

WeatherBoard™
Introduced
July 2019

Click to check out WeatherBoard!

Seismograph
Goes Live
Early August 2019

Raspberry Shake 4D

Infrasound Monitor
Goes Live
Mid August 2019

Raspberry Boom
RE991, AM Network, Raspberry Shake, S.A.

Seismograph
Upgraded
Mid October 2019

Raspberry Shake 3D
R24AE, AM Network, Raspberry Shake, S.A.

Air Quality Reporting
Goes Live
Late December 2019

PurpleAir PA-II-SD

Second Weather Station
Installed
September 1, 2020 (For Testing)
September 5, 2020 (Designated Primary)
September 18, 2022 (Designated Secondary)

Wireless Vantage Pro2™ Plus
Additional Capabilities
24-Hr Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield (more accurate readings)
Ultrasonic Anemometer (more accurate windspeed and direction)
On Board UV Sensor
On Board Radiation Sensor
Con: Inferior Rain Gauge—Replaced (see below).

Davis Air Quality Sensor
Installed
September 18, 2020 (currently evaluating)

Davis AirLink

RainWise Rain
Gauge Installed
October 1, 2020
November 23, 2020 (Retired)

RainWise Rain Gauge
8" diameter collector meets NWS specifications for statistical accuracy.
This rain gauge, in turn, has subsequently been upgraded (see below).

RainWise Industrial
Rain Gauge Installed
November 23, 2020
Standby (Backup) Gauge (September 23, 2022)

RainWise Industrial Rain Gauge
8.5" diameter collector.
Meets NWS specification for statistical accuracy.

Second Davis Vantage Pro2 Plus
Weather Station Installed
September 17, 2022
September 18, 2022 (Designated Primary)

HyQuest Solutions TB3
Rain Gauge Installed
September 17, 2022
September 18, 2022 (Rain Gauge for Primary Weather Station)
September 23, 2022 (Also Serving Secondary Weather Station)

HyQuest Solutions TB3 Rain Gauge
Due to the integrated syphon, the gauge delivers high levels
of accuracy across a broad range of rainfall intensities.

The TB3 Model Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge is recognized as the world standard
for measuring rainfall and precipitation in remote and unattended locations.

With the TB3's dual reed switch, the rain gauge serves
both the primary and secondary weather stations.

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