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- Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:58 pm
- Forum: Recording the Weather
- Topic: Recording hail lying as opposed to snow lying at 0900
- Replies: 2
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Re: Recording hail lying as opposed to snow lying at 0900
I note that according to page 299 of "The Weather Observer's Handbook" (Stephen Burt, 2012), falls of snow pellets and ice pellets "count as 'snow' for statistical purposes". This is in the context of notes on "snow or sleet observed to fall" . Logcally, it would seem to follow that any accumulation...
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:58 pm
- Forum: Recording the Weather
- Topic: Looking for Snowdon or Mk2 copper rain gauge
- Replies: 0
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Looking for Snowdon or Mk2 copper rain gauge
Do any members know where I may be able to get a second hand Snowdon or MK2 copper raingauge?
- Sat May 16, 2020 1:00 pm
- Forum: Long Term Weather Patterns
- Topic: Summer EWP
- Replies: 1
- Views: 38579
Re: Summer EWP
Very interesting to see this, especially in the light of media coverage of summer floods over recent years, which has often given the reverse impression. (e.g. in 2007, 2012 and indeed 2019). It will also be interesting to see whether climate change brings about any reversal of this downward trend o...
- Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:11 am
- Forum: Recording the Weather
- Topic: Barograph ink and pen
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20736
Re: Barograph ink and pen
Thanks for your comments. I was interested to hear that the Proteus has a stated accuracy of 2.7Mb. Not perfect but I think that's good enough for me in terms of making data submissions for the COL website. Obviously going to Teddington is not not going to be so practical for the foreseeable future....
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:58 pm
- Forum: Recording the Weather
- Topic: Barograph ink and pen
- Replies: 3
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Barograph ink and pen
Hi there, As a COL member I have recently obtained a Wilson Warden barograph from RMetS, through the Williams bequest. From inspecting the instrument it looks like it may need both a new pen nib and ink. Is anybody familiar with this type of instrument and able to advise, as I can't find anything ve...