Monthly Archives: October 2022

Building a Fan Aspiration Unit

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Bud Brinkley

One thing about the Cotton Region Shelter design is that it’s made of wood. Even though it is painted white, it still has a lot of thermal mass on the outside and it tends to unevenly heat the interior, especially … Continue reading →

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Rain Gauge Measurement Calibration Procedures

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Bud Brinkley

After a recent rain event, I noticed that The Davis tipping bucket rain gauge was not reading correctly. For comparison purposes I have it mounted side by side with a standard 4″ manual gauge of known accuracy. The 4″ gauge … Continue reading →

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Rain Gauges

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Bud Brinkley

The rain gauge that I use for the KI5OMM weather station is a tipping bucket design. This allows for automatic and unattended operation. This type of rain gauge is fairly accurate for most rainfall events. They do have a few … Continue reading →

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Oct.1-The official start of the climatological record for KI5OMM

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Bud Brinkley

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