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Inside Temperature (sensor located in console)
Resolution and Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Current Data: 0.1°F or 1°F or 0.1°C or 1°C (user-selectable)
Historical Data and Alarms: 1°F or 1°C (user-selectable)
Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +32° to +140°F (0° to +60°C)
Wireless Vantage Pro® & Vantage Pro Plus™ Stations, 3
VANTAGE PRO
Sensor Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±1°F (±0.5°C) up to 110°F (43°C), ±2°F (±1°C) over 110°F (43°C)
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 minute
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant Reading (user adjustable); Daily and Monthly High and Low
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Readings; Daily and Monthly Highs and Lows
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High and Low Thresholds from Instant Reading |
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Inside Relative Humidity (sensor located in console)
Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 to 90% RH
Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±5%
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 minute
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant (user adjustable) and Hourly Reading; Daily, Monthly High and Low
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Readings; Daily, Monthly Highs and Lows
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High and Low Threshold from Instant Reading |
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Outside Temperature (sensor located in ISS)
Resolution and Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Current Data: 0.1°F or 1°F or 0.1°C or 1°C (user-selectable) nominal (see
Fig. 1)
Historical Data and Alarms: 1°F or 1°C (user-selectable)
Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -40° to +150°F (-40° to +65°C)
Sensor Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±1°F (±0.5°C) up to 110°F (43°C), ±2°F (±1°C) over 110°F (43°C) (see Fig.
2)
Radiation Induced Error (Passive Shield) . . . . . +4°F (2°C) at solar noon (insolation = 1040 W/m2
, avg. wind speed ≤ 2 mph
(1 m/s)) (reference: RM Young Model 43408 Fan-Aspirated Radiation
Shield)
Radiation Induced Error (Fan-Aspirated) . . . . . . +0.6°F (0.3°C) at solar noon (insolation = 1040 W/m2
, avg. wind speed ≤ 2
mph (1 m/s)) (reference: RM Young Model 43408 Fan-Aspirated Radiation
Shield)
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 to 12 seconds
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant Reading (user adjustable); Daily, Monthly, Yearly High and Low
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Readings; Daily, Monthly, Yearly Highs and Lows
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High and Low Thresholds from Instant Reading |
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Outside Relative Humidity (sensor located in ISS)
Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 100% RH
Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±3% (0 to 90% RH), ±4% (90 to 100% RH)
Temperature Coefficient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.03% per °F (0.05% per °C), reference 68°F (20°C)
Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±0.5% per year
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 seconds to 1 minute
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant (user adjustable) and Hourly Reading; Daily, Monthly High and Low
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Readings; Daily, Monthly Highs and Lows
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High and Low Threshold from Instant Reading |
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Barometric Pressure (sensor located in console)
Resolution and Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01" Hg, 0.1 mm Hg, 0.1 hPa/mb (user-selectable)
Corrected Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.00" to 32.00" Hg, 660.0 to 810.0 mm Hg, 880.0 to 1080.0 hPa/mb
Uncorrected Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.00" to 33.50" Hg, 457.0 to 850.0 mm Hg, 592.0 to 1130.0 hPa/mb
Elevation Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -999’ to +12,500’ (-305 m to 3810 m)
Uncorrected Reading Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±0.03" Hg (±0.8 mm Hg, ±1.0 hPa/mb) (at room temperature)
Sea-Level Reduction Equation Used . . . . . . . . . United States Method employed prior to use of current "R Factor" method
Equation Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smithsonian Meteorological Tables
Equation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±0.01" Hg (±0.3 mm Hg, ±0.3 hPa/mb)
Elevation Accuracy Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±10’ (3m) to meet equation accuracy specification
Overall Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±0.04" Hg (±1.0 mm Hg, ±1.4 hPa/mb)
Trend (change in 3 hours). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change Š0.6" (2 hPa/mb, 1.5 mm Hg) = Rapidly
Change Š0.2" (.7hPa/mb, .5 mm Hg)= Slowly
Trend Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 position arrow: Rising (rapidly or slowly), Steady, or Falling (rapidly or
slowly)
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 minutes or when console BAR key is pressed twice
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant, 15-min., and Hourly Reading; Daily, Monthly, High and Low
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-min. and Hourly Reading; Daily, Monthly Highs and Lows
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Threshold from Current Trend for Storm Clearing (Rising Trend
Low Threshold from Current Trend for Storm Warning (Falling Trend)
Range for Rising and Falling Trend Alarms . . . . 0.01 to 0.25" Hg (0.1 to 6.4 mm Hg, 0.1 to 8.5 hPa/mb ) |
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Wind Speed
Resolution and Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 mph, 1 km/h, 0.1 m/s, or 1 knot (user-selectable)
Range (large wind cups) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 150 mph, 2 to 130 knots, 1 to 67 m/s, 3 to 241 km/h
Range (small wind cups) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 175 mph, 3 to 150 knots, 1.5 to 79 m/s, 5 to 282 km/h
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant Reading: 2.5 to 3 seconds, 10-minute Average: 1 minute
Accuracy (large wind cups) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±2 mph (2 kts, 3 km/h, 1 m/s) or ±5%, whichever is greater
Accuracy (small wind cups) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±3 mph (3 kts, 5 km/h, 1.5 m/s) or ±5%, whichever is greater
Maximum Cable Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540’ (165 m)
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant Reading; 10-minute and Hourly Average; Hourly High; Daily,
Monthly and Yearly High with Direction of High
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-min. and Hourly Averages; Hourly Highs; Daily, Monthly and Yearly
Highs with Direction of Highs
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Thresholds from Instant Reading and 10-minute Average |
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Wind Direction
Display Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 points (22.5°) on compass rose, 1° in numeric display
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±7°
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 to 3 seconds
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant Reading (user adjustable); 10-min. Dominant; Hourly, Daily,
Monthly Dominant
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Past 6 10-min. Dominants on compass rose only; Hourly, Daily, Monthly
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Rainfall
Resolution and Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01" or 0.25 mm (user-selectable) (1 mm at totals ≥ 2000 mm)
Daily/Storm Rainfall Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 99.99" (0 to 9999 mm)
Monthly/Yearly/Total Rainfall Range. . . . . . . . . 0 to 199.99" (0 to 19999 mm)
Rain Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 199.99" (0 to 19999 mm)
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For rain rates up to 2"/hr (50 mm/hr): ±4% of total or +0.01" (0.25 mm)
(0.01" = one tip of the bucket), whichever is greater
For rain rates from 2"/hr (50 mm/hr) to 4"/hr (100 mm/hr): ±5% of total or
+0.01" (0.25 mm) (0.01" = one tip of the bucket), whichever is greater
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 to 12 seconds
Storm Determination Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.02" (0.5 mm) begins a storm event, 24 hours without further
accumlulation ends a storm event
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals for Past 15-min, Past 24-hour, Daily, Monthly, Yearly (start date
user-selectable) and Storm (with begin date); Umbrella is displayed when
15 minute Total exceeds zero
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals for 15-min, Daily, Monthly, Yearly (start date user-selectable) and
Storm (with begin and end dates)
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Threshold from Latest Flash Flood (15-min. Total, default is 0.50",
12.7 mm), 24-hour Total, Storm Total,
Range for Rain Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 99.99" (0 to 999.7 mm )
Rain Rate
Resolution and Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01" or 0.25 mm (user-selectable) at typical rates (see Fig. 3 and 4)
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, 0.04"/hr (1 mm/hr) to 100"/hr (0 to 1999.9 mm/hr)
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±5% or ±0.04"/hr (1 mm/hr) (up to 10"/hr. (250 mm/hr.)), whichever is
greater
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 to 12 seconds
Calculation Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measures time between successive tips of rain collector. Elapsed time
greater than 15 minutes or only one tip of the rain collector constitutes a
rain rate of zero.
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant and 1-min. Reading; Hourly, Daily, Monthly and Yearly High
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-min Reading; Hourly, Daily, Monthly and Yearly Highs
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Threshold from Instant Reading |
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Resolution and Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 W/m2Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 1800 W/m2
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±5% of full scale (Reference: Eppley PSP at 1000 W/m2)
Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to ±2% per year
Cosine Reponse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±3% for angle of incidence from 0° to 75°
Temperature Coefficient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.067% per °F (-0.12% per °C); reference temperature = 77°F (25 °C)
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 seconds to 1 minute (5 minutes when dark)
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant Reading and Hourly Average; Daily, Monthly High
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Average, Daily, Monthly Highs
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Threshold from Instant Reading |
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Ultra Violet (UV) Radiation Index
Resolution and Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 Index
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 16 Index
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±5% of full scale (Reference: Yankee UVB-1 at UV index 10 (Extremely
High))
Cosine Reponse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±4% (0° to 65° incident angle); 9% (65° to 85° incident angle)
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 seconds to 1 minute (5 minutes when dark)
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant Reading and Hourly Average; Daily, Monthly High
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Average, Daily, Monthly Highs
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Threshold from Instant Calculation
Ultra Violet (UV) Radiation Dose
Resolution and Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 MEDs to 19.9 MEDs; 1 MED above 19.9 MEDS
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 199 MEDs
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±5% of daily total
Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to ±2% per year
Update Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 seconds to 1 minute (5 minutes when dark)
Current Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latest Daily Total (user resetable at any time from Current Screen)
Historical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly, Daily Totals (user reset from Current Screen does not affect these
values)
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Threshold from Daily Total
Alarm Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 19.9 MED |
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