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12 Capricorn 2000EX Weather Station
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Columbia Weather Systems, Inc.
Type: Sealed reed switch
Accuracy: ± 0.25 mph from 0 to 23 mph, ± 1% from 24 to 160 mph
Range: 0 to 160 mph (139 knots)
Resolution: 1 mph
Starting Threshold: 0.9 mph
Wind Direction (channel X2)
Type: Precision Potentiometer
Resolution: 2 degrees
Mechanical Range: 0 to 360 degrees
Electrical Range: 0 to 356 degrees
Accuracy: ± 4 degrees
Relative Humidity
Type: Capacitance
Range: 0 to 100%
Accuracy: ±3% (or better) from 10 to 90% RH at 68° F
Temperature Effect: <±1.5% RH from 14° F to 140° F
Stability: ±2% RH over 2 years
Resolution: 1% RH
Rainfall
Type: tipping bucket
Accuracy: ±1% at 2 in/hr or less
Resolution: 0.01 inch
Leaf Wetness
Type: capacitance grid (measures percentage of wetness where 0.50
volts corresponds to dry and 4.40 volts corresponds to dripping)
Accuracy: ±5%
Resolution: 0.01 volts