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<p>Hi folks,</p>
<p>I'm looking to get a weather station for the family and don't
really know where to start - I'm hoping some of you might have
been down this road before.</p>
<p>Thinking about what I would like to get out of a weather station,
I came up with the following:</p>
<p>Essentials<br>
</p>
<ul>
<li>dual indoor & outdoor stations<br>
</li>
<li>metrics: temperature, humidity, rainfall</li>
<li>can get data out via HTTP, FTP, or other standards-based
protocol in a sensible format like JSON, CSV, or plain text</li>
<li>doesn't require a cloud service to operate</li>
<li>wireless connection to outdoor unit</li>
<li>15 minute resolution</li>
<li>accurate clock<br>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Nice to have<br>
</p>
<ul>
<li>solar power for outdoor unit</li>
<li>metrics: wind speed & direction, barometric pressure,
battery/solar levels<br>
</li>
<li>self-emptying/no-reservoir rain gauge</li>
<li>wireless connection to indoor unit</li>
<li>1 minute resolution</li>
<li>(S)NTP client</li>
<li>HTTP proxy support if it needs to make outbound connections to
the Internet<br>
</li>
<li>decent web interface</li>
<li>option to contribute data to collaborative open data projects
without compromising privacy<br>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Anything else I should think about? Am I dreamin' [1]? I am
assuming that I would put them on their own wireless SSID &
VLAN with no access to anything but what I permit.</p>
<p>What price should I expect to pay? What brands are worth
investigating or avoiding? I'm in South-East Queensland, if that
makes any difference to what temperature or humidity tolerances it
needs.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance,<br>
Paul</p>
<p>[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dik_wnOE4dk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dik_wnOE4dk</a><br>
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