Ice Station Housman

Episode #0002 - "A Fully Armed and Operational Weather Station"

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This week on the show, we talk about Jimmy's new Farmer's Almanac and how accurate it has been for the month of December. We also talk about weather stations: what they are, the many places you can find them, and different types of personal weather stations you can get for yourself.  We also cover some of our favorite weather apps and websites we think you might find useful. Joel is preparing for the weather in July. Jimmy sounds like a lifelong sword swallower who gargled with rock salt. Check your funometer, there's a podcast a-comin'! 

What are weather stations?

Historial weather data for National Airport (DCA) for December 2015

Different personal weather stations we talked about:

Smart Weather Stations

Joel's favorite, the Netatmo:

  • Netatmo Weather Station Website
  • Netatmo Wearther Station on Amazon
  • Netatmo Raing Gauge Add-on on Amazon
  • Netatmo Wind Gauge Add-on on Amazon

    • Elgato's HomeKit compatible Eve Weather outdoor sensor:

    • Elgato's Eve Weather Website
    • Elgato Eve Weather on Amazon

      • Dumb Weather Stations

      Listings of hundreds of "old school" style, non "smart" weather stations on Amazon

      • I would do lots of research and comparisons of reviews before buying any of these as I don't have a good recommendation for any of them. The one I mentioned I own is several years old, and its model has been discontinued. It was made by Ambient Weather.

        • Portable Weather Devices

        The portable, handheld weather meters Jimmy talked about:

        • Ambient Weather WM-2
        • Ambient Weather WM-4
        • Kestrel Pocket Weather Stress Monitor

          • Antique Weather Stations

          A good example of one of the cool, anitque-style weather clock/barometer/thermometer that we talked about on the show with a "glass".

          • Galileo Weather Station

            • Various smartphone and desktop apps we talked about:

            Radarscope

            Today Weather

            Darksky

            NOAA Hi-Def Radar

            Some of Joel's favorite weather websites:

            Weather.gov's Conus Full Mosaic Radar Loop

            Weather Undergound's Full Screen Radar Map w/ Weather Station Data

            Forecast.io

            Forecast.io/lines

            United States Wind Map

            Global Earth Wind Map

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            Ice Station HousmanBy Becky DePodwin, Joel Housman, Jimmy Marks