[Bldg-sim] Weather Station recommendations

[Joe Huang via Bldg-sim]

Sorry,  noticed that I made a mistake in the link address. It should be: 
https://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/overview.asp

Joe

Joe Huang
White Box Technologies, Inc.
346 Rheem Blvd., Suite 205A
Moraga CA 94556
yjhuang at whiteboxtechnologies.com
http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com for simulation-ready weather data
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(c) (510)928-2683
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On 11/11/2016 11:58 AM, Joe Huang via Bldg-sim wrote:
>
> There are now many companies that sell automated weather stations that can hook up with 
> the Internet for a few hundred dollars on up to well over a thousand dollars.   This is 
> not a commercial endorsement but only a notice of what I know - take a look at the 
> WeatherUnderground web site (www.wunderground/weatherstation/overview.asp) that claims 
> to have over 200,000 connected PWS (Personal Weather Stations).  They will help you to 
> calibrate your weather station and then hook it up to their network. There's also a 
> Buying Guide describing automated weather stations from various vendors.  The only 
> damper I would put on your wish list is that few if any of these products measure solar 
> radiation.  There is a company (Li-Cor) that make inexpensive solar sensors but only for 
> global solar radiation, so you would still have to figure out/model the direct/diffuse 
> split.
>
> Joe
>
> Joe Huang
> White Box Technologies, Inc.
> 346 Rheem Blvd., Suite 205A
> Moraga CA 94556
> yjhuang at whiteboxtechnologies.com
> http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com  for simulation-ready weather data
> (o) (925)388-0265
> (c) (510)928-2683
> "building energy simulations at your fingertips"
> On 11/11/2016 11:25 AM, Vikram Sami via Bldg-sim wrote:
>>
>> We are looking to deploy a weather station on a project site.  We are looking for 
>> temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction as well as solar radiation. The most 
>> important thing we are looking for is the wind data (we can get close for temp, 
>> humidity and radiation with a nearby TMY3 file). We would like to be able to access the 
>> data remotely (internet).
>>
>> Any recommendations?
>>
>> Vikram Sami, AIA, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C
>>
>> Director of Building Performance
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