Max / Min Thermometers

[B Ozanne]

Can anybody recommend a good setup to record max and min temperatures in my back yard? Due to the trees I'm not interested in a full Davis setup because I will never get good wind readings and I'm perfectly happy with a 3" diameter rain can.

I actually have two Davis Vantage Pros setup in different locations that I monitor, but I don't know if I want to deal with that here. I'm really just interested in a cost effective and accurate solution for measuring the high and the low each day.

Edit: I may actually be interested in some of the lower end (wireless) weather stations where you can place the anemometer in two separate locations (opposed to the Davis where the anemometer is still cable to the sensor suite).

 

[Andrew Revering]

For a real cheap, quality product that just measures temperature, I highly recommend the LaCrosse Technology WS-9029U-IT

It is a very simple 'kickstand' monitor for your desk, but it's very precise.

It measures temperature something like every 4 seconds, and measures temperature down to -40 F. Temperature changes are of 0.1 instead of 0.2 or 0.3 on some devices, logs minimum and maximum temperatures, and it also has a very accurate indoor humidity reading, which was the reason I bought it for winter to see how dry it was in here. Indoor humidity goes below 20%, where all other devices I've used (of the cheap version) stopped at 20%.

You can also get two of them and have them display the same outdoor sensor. I have one in my office and one in the living room, both displaying the same outdoor sensor.

They are very cheap... $19.99... I've seen the white one at Fleet Farm, and a camo version at Gander Mountain.

Last winter it logged -24.6 here at my house in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis. Works great for my purposes.

http://www.lacrossetechnology.com/9029/index.php

 

[darnalljason]

Thermometers

I have used theses

http://www.rickly.com/MI/Thermometers.htm


Model 4420

 

[B Ozanne]

Thanks.

Ideally I'd love to get a small shack, and a townsend set. Realistically, something digital in the $20 range sounds better. In the end they are probably both as accurate.

 

[Larry J. Kosch]

Watch the remote placements!

I would recommend a shaded area for your backyard temperature monitor. This way your max temp will not be skewed by the hot sunlight shining on the monitor itself.

My backyard set up has the monitor display by the back yard patio doors. The wireless temperature monitor is set up on the north side of a vertical wood beam in my patio area. This keeps the monitor shaded during the summer months.

I have a smaller but similar temperature monitor set up for my front yard. I made a bad placement of the wireless temperature monitor by putting it on the north side of the front step doorway, but it is facing south. I've been getting "false" readings in the morning when the sun shines on the monitor! I probably should change it before next summer arrives.

 

[Joe Dorn]

I have been using several from Radio Shack for a long time. These are relatively cheap.

We monitor a green house so I have two in it (one at each end) and then I have three located at critical locations around the house. I replace the batteries just before the colder weather sets in each year.

I have seen several over the years that look a whole lot like the Oregon Scientific versions including the Radio Shack models.

I also have two PEET Brothers units located a little further away from the house for the overall weather conditions.

BEWARE.... I bought a unit this year that requires Internet connectivity to function properly... YUK...