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Add a Thermometer Hygrometer and Create a Home Weather Station
Watching the weather forecast will let you know what is happening around the world,
however there is a lot of fun to be had at home setting up your own weather monitoring station. It is a great way for kids to learn about the weather and to help nurture a healthy interest in the environment. Having a weather station at home can be of great help when completing school projects and preparing for class talks. It can also prevent you from getting caught out in a rainstorm without an umbrella.
First of all decide if you are likely to go the whole hog, and erect a Stevenson screen. This is an important part of a weather station if you are looking to get very accurate readings of the local weather conditions, such as if you are considering taking part in scientific weather monitoring.
The screen consists of a white box with slats on the side. The white colour reflects the suns rays ensuring that the thermometer can read the temperature in the shade. The humidity is measured accurately due to good air movement through the slats. The box is constructed above the ground on stilts to prevent any false readings due to ground effects.
For beginners, and those on a budget, a good starting point is buying a thermometer hygrometer. As the name suggests this instrument measures the temperature and the humidity. There is a wide selection on the market, including wall mounted for window sills and screens and hand held battery powered digital versions. The latter are especially useful for measuring the internal environment as well, in order to keep the home under ideal conditions.
A thermometer hygrometer is useful for measuring the local temperature and for viewing the relative humidity. As the air fills with moisture there is an increased chance of rain and you can predict rainfall with a gauge of rising humidity levels. Purchasing a barometer will make your station complete. The changes in pressure detected by the barometer reflect the movements of high and low pressure systems. Knowledge of the pressure is instrumental in determining the likelihood of rain and will allow you to make more accurate predictions of the weather for the coming days.
To measure rainfall, you will need a udometer to measure the amount of liquid water falling over a period of time The instrument should be placed in an open area. Keep away from buildings and any structures which could prevent rain from falling freely.
The final component, and often the most difficult to install, is an anemometer to measure wind speed. Ideally this should be mounted on the roof, where the most accurate readings can be taken.