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August and Summer 2010 Weather Reports

The latest Weather Reports for Carnkie have now been uploaded. August 2010: August was dominated by low pressure, quite alot of cloud, average temperatures and above average rainfall. Read Full Report Summer 2010: Summer started bright and sunny in June with above average hours of sunlight. However July and August were rather dull, cloudy and wet. Read Full Report Mark

04 Sep 2010 - Comments (0)

Fan fitted inside Stevenson Screen

Yesterday I fitted a 120mm 12v fan at the top of the stevenson screen, which is powered by a solar panel. And a tube is positioned under the fan and surrounds the thermo hydro sensor with a gap at the bottom. This allows any air build up around the sensor on sunny days to be removed which would otherwise affect the temperature readings. So far today it does seem to be reading more accurate temperatures and they aren't spiking like they used to before. Photos will be added in the coming days and I will update the about the station page. Mark

27 Aug 2010 - Comments (0)

Stithians Reservoir Levels

The latest reservoir levels are out for the week ending 22nd August and the Stithians reservoir is now at 57.2% of capacity down 3.1% from last week, and down 25.7% from this time last year. Mark

24 Aug 2010 - Comments (0)

Stithians Reservoir Continues to Fall

The Stithians Reservoir, which is just north of Carnkie is now at 60.3% of capacity according to the latest figures from South West Water. This is down 1.9% on the previous week, where it was at 62.2%. The reservoir is now down almost a quarter on this time last year when it was at 83.7% of capacity. The reason for the fall is the dry start to the year. April, May and June only saw 50% - 60% of the monthly average rainfall, with July just hitting the average. Mark

16 Aug 2010 - Comments (0)

New Stevenson Screen

Today I have decided to build a new stevenson screen for the Thermo Hydro sensor to sit in. This will hopefully give more accurate readings on sunny days. This one has louvres on three sides and a base at the bottom, so the should give better air flow. But only time will tell. Mark

15 Aug 2010 - Comments (0)

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