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| weather stations, Cumbria | ||||
| county:- | Cumbria | |||
| also see:- |  rain gauges, Cumbria |
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| Measuring the Weather |
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| There are a number of 'official' weather stations used by the Meteorological Office
scattered about Cumbria. Some are complex sites of measuring instruments, usually
mounted on a mast, and presumably reporting to the Met Office automatically. Others
might be as simple as a rain gauge, a proper pattern, kept and monitored by a private
resident who reports in; the equipment checked by the Met Office. |
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| From the point of view of one locality we have noticed that our rainfall, measured
with an integrated sensor suite using a tipping cup mechanism, is higher than an 'official'
gauge 2 miles south in the same valley, which is higher than a private measure made
3 miles south again at the foot of the valley. 2011, for example, the figures were
129, 100 and 82 inches respectively; and 2012 was wetter. |
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| We trust that the Met Office know about the variation in small distances in a mountainous
area! We assume that the spread of official stations enables the reasoned assessment
of a local value for each measured variable. |
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Brookside, Windermere, SD41189798 -- Weather station:- (photo 15.2.2013) | ||
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Cochranes Nurseries, Kirkandrews, Solway Moss, Collins Town, NY37136960 -- Weather station. (photo 3.9.2010) | ||
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hydroelectric scheme, Docker Nook, NY50490126 -- Computer, and weather station monitor. (photo 10.10.2011) | ||
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railway bridge, Thrimby (2), NY55791863 -- Weather station in the railway yard. (photo 17.4.2015) | ||
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Rockcliffe School, Rockcliffe, NY35936185 -- Weather station? and microwave aerial. (photo 3.9.2010) | ||
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Westnewton Hall, Westnewton, NY13254394 -- Weather station. (photo 7.2.2014) | ||
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