The weather station is a Vantage Pro Plus system from Davis Instruments. The station and accompanying web site was incorporated as part of FIU's Geoscope program and funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The data from this station will be used in estimating major water balance parameters such as rainfall and evaporation rates for the FIU campus and south Florida. The data uploaded to this site using the Davis Weather Link Software is stored in 30-minute intervals. The data is stored as a text file with a tab delimiter and is best viewed in a spreadsheet. The data can be downloaded at our main site or by clicking on Weather Data.

The station contains the following sensors:

Anemometer that measures wind speed and direction. Wind speed resolution is 1 mph (1km/h) with an accuracy of 2 mph or 5%. Wind direction is given in 1 degree intervals with due north being zero degrees and south at 180 degrees. Accuracy of the wind direction is plus or minus 7 degrees.

Temperature Sensor measures the outside temperature with a range of -40° to +150°F; -40° to +65°C. The accuracy of the temperature sensor is 1°F, 0.5°C.

 Humidity Sensor measures the outside humidity with a 1% resolution. The range of the outside humidity sensor is 0 to 100% and the accuracy is 3% RH; 4% above 90%.

UV Sensor measures the outside UV rays with a resolution of 0.1 MED < 20, 1 MED > 20. The UV range is 0 to 199 MEDs with an accuracy of 0.3 compass pt.

Barometric Pressure Sensor  is measured with a resolution of 0.01" Hg; 0.1 mm; 0.1 hPa; 0.1 mb and has an accuracy of 0.03" Hg; 0.8 mm Hg; 1.0 hPa; 1.0 mb

Dew Point Sensor is measured with a resolution of 1°F, 1°C and ranges from -105°F to +130°F, 76°C to +54°C and has an accuracy of (+/-) 3°F, 1.5°C

Solar Radiation Sensor measures at a resolution of 1 W/m² with a range between 0 to 1800 W/m². The solar radiation accuracy is about 1 (+/-) 1°F, .5°C