[Ecuadog]

A recent TOTV thread mentioned rain sensors and smart sprinkler systems. It was pointed out that the smart controllers are only as good as the data that they are fed. Not only should the data be accurate and reliable, they have to be hyperlocal to be meaningful.

This piqued my interest in personal weather stations (PWS). If I look at Weather Underground (wunderground.com), I can see that there are quite a number of PWS owners here in TV that graciously share their data.

Would any of you weather enthusiasts care to post about your hobby? What kind of equipment do you use? Does it require a lot of maintenance? Where do you place or mount your stations outside? Please, I am not interested in hearing from the self-appointed ARC police about where the devices should be mounted.