Monthly Weather Report for NearSys Station, 30 September 2018

Below are the graphs I created from weather station reports. The station is located on the front porch, away from direct exposure to the sun.

As you can see, the air and ground temperatures continue to fall. There was only 0.01 inches of rain, so I did not post the precip chart.

24-hour Temperature and Relative Humidity for NearSys Station, 29 September 2018

The Amprobe TR-200A datalogger recorded the air temperature and relative humidity for 24 hours. It was located in the backyard beneath its sunshield. Below are the results.

UAVSonde for NearSys Station, 29 September 2018

The UAVSonde was launched at 4:15 PM MDT. It's data indicated the following about air temperature and relative humidity.

At SFC,
Air Temperature: 76.6 deg
Relative Humidity: 34.2%

At FL4,
Air Temperature: 78.9 deg
Relative Humidity: 25.6%

The Boise Mountains could not be seen, But The Owyhees could. Therefore the visibility was in excess of 30 miles but less than 50 miles.

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24 Hour Temperature and Relative Humidity for NearSys Station, 22 September 2018

Below is the temperature and relative humidity for NearSys Station for Saturday. It appears more humid air moved in after midnight and I suspect a cloud passed over the sun at around 5:00 PM MDT.

UAVSonde for NearSys Station, 22 September 2018

The UAVSonde was launched at 3:15 PM MDT. The data collected indicates the following.

At the Surface:
Temperature: 80.3 deg
Relative Humidity: 16.8%

At FL4
Temperature: 76.9 deg
Relative Humidity: 17.5%

The images collected indicate the visibility is around 40 miles.

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October Stargazing Almanac

Here's the link to the October 2018 issue of the Stargazing Almanac.

October 2018 Stargazing Almanac

24 Hour Temperature and Relative Humidity for NearSys Station, 16 September 2018

The Amprobe temperature and relative humidity sensor was left outside in the backyard for 24 hours. It was place underneath its sunshield during the data run and recorded the following data.

UAVSonde for NearSys Station, 15 September 2018

The UAVSonde was launched at 9:00 AM MST. According to the flight, thevisibility was over 50 miles, although the sky was 100% overcast.

At the surface:
Temperature: 57.3 deg
Relative Humidity: 65.4%

At FL 4:
Temperature: 60.1 deg
Relative Humidity: 29.3%

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UAVSonde for NearSys Station, 9 September 2018

The UAVSonde was launched at 10:15 AM MDT and carried an Amprobe TR-200A datalogger and Apeman A-60 sports camera.

On the surface at lift off, the air temperature was 69.2 degrees and the relative humidity 32.7%

After one minute at 400 feet AGL, the air temperature was 70.1 degrees and the relative humidity 32.2%

Based on the images recorded, the visibility was 50 miles.

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24-hour Temperature and Relative Humidity for NearSys Station, 6 September 2018

The Amprobe TR-200A was left outside beneath a sunshield for 24 hours. The air temperature in Boise was about 10 degrees cooler than what the Amprobe measured. So, the sunshield may not be working as well as I hoped. That or it really was 105 degrees in the backyard yesterday.

Weather for NearSys Station, August 20198

There was no precipitation during August. So I didn't post a chart for it.

The ground temperature is in a cooling trend this month.

I don't know if this is to be expected, but the average air pressure has trended upward slightly upward this month. 

No real overall trend this month, the relative humidity fluctuates as it always does.  

Definitely on a cooling trend.