Weather Station

OK, so I admit it! I am somewhat of a weather geek!

I have a weather station that measures, temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind speed and direction and rainfall.

I get a thrill knowing how much moisture fell from the sky, or just how hot it really is outside.  And I like sharing - it is connected to WeatherUnderground 

https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IOSA7

If you are interesting in weather in Ojochal!

Yesterday I was walking by the weather station and noticed wasps all around it.  EEWW!

Sprayed some water that a few came out and buzzed around. Took the unit down and noticed them crawling in and out of any hole that there was - - major blast with the hose - after about a minute, over 100 of them came out.  I set the unit aside while the water drained and I fought off the wasps with Baygon!

Finally wasp-free the weather station went back, but now it wasn't transmitting - can't track anything if it doesn't talk - - shake it, reset it, reset the receiver, wait, wait, wait, nothing.

Open up the unit - surprisingly simple inside - and wet - dry it off, and put it back together and back outside.  Still not connection.  After 6 hours, I order a new unit on Amazon.  10 days and I can geek out again!

At 4 pm today, went online to the Weather Underground to tell my hoards of followers (6) that the unit was toast.   Hmmm.  That is interesting - the site says the info was updated 15 seconds ago.  reset the display receiver and voila - data!  Damn and I have a new unit on the way.

Fortunately Amazon hadn't shipped so cancelled the order

I am back in business and bug free

Guess it just needed 24 hours to dry out in the tropical sun.