Neat At-Home Weather Tracking Tools

December 18, 2014 VIPbookmarks 0 Comments

Are you interested in the weather?  If you are constantly monitoring the weather outdoors, looking for changes, or examining ways that the weather impacts our lives and the planet, you may be a weather fanatic.

One of the first things that you will want to have, when looking to track or learn more about the weather from home is a thermometer.  What is nice about thermometers nowadays is that you have a number of different options.  In addition to standard indoor and outdoor thermometers, many now have digital viewing stations.  These digital viewing stations, when properly hooked up can often tell you what the temperature is indoors, as well as outdoors.  Other features, such as a clock and wind speed may be included.

Speaking of wind, there are a number of different weather devices that you can use to monitor the wind.  For starters, there is a weather vane.  Weather vanes need to be positioned on an elevated portion of your roof.  They enable you to determine the direction of the wind. What is nice about weather vanes is that they come in a number of different styles, including those that are decorative in nature.  For additional wind tracking information, an anemometer can offer assistance.  These weather devices are used to help you determine the speed and pressure of the wind.

Another weather tool that you may want to examine is that of a sunshine recorder.  Sunshine recorders are weather devices that are used to determine the amount of sunshine a particular location receives.  Weather fanatics, but also those who make a living in the field of agriculture use and often rely on sunshine recorders.  Sunshine recorders enable farmers to determine how much sunshine their crops are able to receive on average.  In this aspect, sunshine recorders can help to benefit the economy.

Lightning detectors are another weather device that is used by many weather enthusiasts.  What is nice about lightning detectors is that they come in a number of different formats.  In fact, did you know that there is such a thing as a personal lightning detector?  Personal lightning detectors are transportable and ideal for those enjoying outdoors activities, such as hiking, camping, or boating.  With a personal lightning detector, you are able to determine when a lightning strike hits nearby.

A rain gauge is another weather tool that you may want to look into purchasing for yourself.  Rain gauges are used by professional meteorologists to examine the exact amount of rainfall levels received over a specific period of time.  Although extenuating circumstances, such as wind, may have an impact on rainfall totals, this is still a nice tracking tool for weather enthusiasts, such as yourself.  Rain gauges come in a number of different formats, but what is nice about this weather device is that it is more than affordable.  

In addition to a rain gauge, you may also want to examine snow gauges.  Snow gauges are ideal for weather fanatics who reside in the north, as they are likely to experience constant snowfall during the winter months.  Although similar in style to rain gauges, there are some differences.  For example, snow gauges are often larger in size and they do have wider openings.

The above mentioned weather devices, tools, and equipment pieces are just a few of the many that you can use to track the weather right from your own home or backyard.  In addition to the above mentioned weather tracking tools and equipment pieces, you may also want to examine full weather stations.  Full weather stations often include a number of the above mentioned tools and equipment pieces all in one set.  Many times, it is more affordable to purchase full weather station sets, when compared to individual weather tracking tools and equipment pieces.