http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry091026-222637 This was the first time I've had it down since it was put into operation back in Feb. 2005, so I took it apart and verify things are still in good shape and changed the lithium batteries so it is ready for another winter. The unit is in fair condition, the bearings have a little bit of friction (showing a bit of wear), and so a replacement will probably be needed in a year or two. Pretty much on schedule to what I've heard from other users.
It was a perfect early evening for the change as we had no wind. Had the system taken down and starting piecing the new pole together and then stopped for supper. After supper the wind picked up to a light breeze, so I lost 2 hours of wind data. As the unit was put back into operation, we were starting to get gusts in the mid 20km/h and a light drizzle. Storm from the north coming through tonight. (calling for winds up to 40km/h).
I also placed the sun temperature sensor on this new pole and it is about 13 feet above ground and facing directly south.
Also have a new higher quality web camera coming. Currently testing it and working on better location.
Happy weather watching...JZ
]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry090818-224624 - fixed a few links
- correct the history data tables due to errors with the large amount of empty data when the weather station was down.
- fixed all top level menus to be the same
- Detail page weather forecast had problems as CBC changed their website. Now getting data direction from Environment Canada's page.
- Few other minor adjustments.]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry090811-224106 Sorry to leave a you unsure what to wear or whether to take an umbrella to work.

Some weather data that I was able to retrieve from the weather station console (as it continued to track the weather):
From July 7 till August 10, the station tracked 83mm of rain.

The hottest temperature this year was recorded at 31.1 Celsius on August 1 at 5:55pm

]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry090525-125239 The Telus router/modem went weird after I tried to apply a correction to the setup. All the firewall rules where there, just nothing was working. So after deleting the reapplying the rules (a number of times!), it finally took. Note to self, Telus router/modem is flaky and do not make any changes to it. Wish I could still use the much better Linksys Router and the external ADSL modem I had in before this Telus router/modem.]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry090509-110001 Still planning on updating the rest of the site one of these days - too many other jobs on the go.]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry090506-230122 MediClim - [url=http://www.mediclim.com]www.mediclim.com[/url] I came across a few weeks back, but only got to looking at it tonight.
The topic of weather and health issues is debated back and forth. U of Calgary did a study a few years back on migraines and Chinooks. Article Preview
I've wondered how much the weather affects one's health and well being, so I sign up for all alerts and we'll see what comes of it. If it seems to work, I'll see if I can extract the data and re-publish it here when the alerts appear.
Let me know of your experience if it works or not.

Today's Current MediClim Alert:
-Asthma
-Arthritis
-Heart Disease
-Diabetes]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry090420-223921 A preview can be viewed here: (Removed and front page is now updated. Rest of the site will follow in the coming weeks.)
Cheers Jeff]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry090105-232155 I did a quick statistic the other day and found that this past December 2008 the coldest day hasn't been beaten since 1996 when the coldest day in December then was -38.0 Celsius. 1998 saw the coldest day at -31.5C and 2000 max coldest day was -29.5C.
Stay warm!]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry081020-175934 http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry081010-175806 http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry080926-232402 http://www.wunderground.com/webcams/OldsAB/1/show.html.

I also re-enabled the weather data uploads, so the graphs and other data will start recording again. Since disabling Weather Underground, I've developed an application to watch FreeWX-Wi for failure and to fix it if the system freezes. So we'll see if that does the trick and how often it has to fix it.

The weather data is located here:
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstat ... IALBERTA44]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry080713-210000 Looks like I'll need to get a bigger battery UPS to keep the web server up longer. I was surprised that the Internet and switches went down first as the battery backup is the same as the web server. The modem and switches must be drawing a lot of power!
A photo of the storm coming in can be viewed here:
Storm Photo
Cheers,
Jeff]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry080526-173651 Hope an update for FreeWX-Wi will come out and fix this, but there hasn't been one yet.]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry080406-171732 The 9 year old Toshiba Satellite laptop was upgraded to a 6 year old Sony Vaio. Oh the horsepower now! Not that the system needed it, but the whine of the hard drive was getting to be annoying. The Toshiba was up and running 24/7 since March 2005 - that is impressive! Just need to find an old 4GB 2.5" hard drive to replace the whiny one and the Toshiba will be ready for service. They don't make them like they use to. (Boy I sound old now.) The new Sony is now a year newer than the main web server which is 7 years old. Cheap stuff can still be useful!
Cheers - JZ]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry080330-191147 Thanks]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry080330-165848
The graph here is showing the percentage wind direction from March 2005 to March 2008.


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]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry080329-134323 Welcome to the Olds Weather blog!

I'll use this area to post interesting weather information for the Olds, Alberta area. Also it will contain information about this weather station like maintenance logs and site information.

I'll also post interesting weather analysis reports from the data that this station has collected. Information like:
- average wind direction (did you know our average wind direction is NorthWest or South East? Not West like many believe.)
- month average temperature compared to Environment Canada's historic data (seeing warming trends here)
- barometer movements
- average temperature, wind speed, etc. (wind power isn't a good idea - our average wind speed over the year is too low, but solar is good.)

Other topics will be extreme weather for the area and other weather related information.

I don't get paid for this, so don't expect much. Most of the information posted here will be due to my curiosity or requested by someone.

Hope you enjoy the site and find it useful and feel free to leave comments in the blog (click the blog title to add comments).
Jeff]]> http://oldsweather.homelinux.net:8080:8080/blog/index.php?entry=entry080301-120000
Wind Direction


Warmest part of the day in February

Shows sun heat build up and cool down for February.

Wind Speed Average

Shows average wind speed throughout the day. Calmest time of the day was between 7:30am and 8:30am.
Most common time for high wind speeds where:
- 12:00am to 8:00am
- 10:30am to 5:30pm
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