WSU AgWeatherNet Field Day 2022
March 4, 2022 10:00 AM - Noon During this open house-style event, AgWeatherNet staff will be on-site at the weather station at the WSU Mt Vernon Research & Extension Center giving an overview of the station and sensors as well as answering questions.
Locations: 3 Locations are available, choose the PDF file below for your preferred location for a map and GPS coordinates. NOTE: Due to staffing issues, we are unable to conduct field at WSU Wenatchee on March 4; AWN will provide schedule (date/time) for this location in next few weeks. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Mt. Vernon | Prosser | Pullman |
WSU Weather School 2022











Goal: Improve stakeholder understanding on how weather data is collected, QA/Qc'ed and how to use the data & (model-) data products in their crop production management decision making or resource conservation. Improve basic know-how (i.e. knowledge base) on private weather station installs, maintenance and data crowd-sourcing through AWN ecosystem for greater good.
Target Audience: Agricultural decision makers; Crop consultants & service providers; Conservation district representatives; Researchers & Policy Makers; Weather Enthusiasts & General Public
Full Day Conference
February 4, 2022 (Virtual)
- Climate Trends
- How AWN acquires weather data?
- Weather sensing
- Principles; Site/Sensors selection
- Installation and maintenance
- Data quality and products
- AWN hardware and web portal navigation
- Private station options
March 4, 2022
WSU-Wenatchee, Prosser, Pullman, Mount Vernon
- Show-n-tell
- Principles; Site/Sensors selection
- Installation and maintenance
When: February 4, 2022
Where: Virtual Conference
Registration Fee: $0/ attendee
Register at: Registration - Opens Dec 22, 2021
Cancellations: allowed.
Substitution: allowed.
For workshop information please contact
Lav Khot, lav.khot@wsu.edu,
Jenny Bolivar, j.bolivarmedina@wsu.edu,
Gwen Hoheisel, ghoheisel@wsu.edu or
Karen Lewis, kmlewis@wsu.edu
Draft Agenda
7:50 AM: REGISTRATION OPEN.
8:00 AM: Welcome. Welcome, Announcements, and Statement of Objectives.
8:10 AM: Keynote Address. Climate, Why does it matter? - Speaker Nicholas Bond
8:45 AM: Meteorology Basics Speaker Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik
9:15 AM: AgWeatherNet Overview Speaker Lav Khot
9:40 AM: Weather Sensing: Principals & AWN Tiers Speaker Jon Contezac
10:15 AM: Break
10:30 AM: Weather Sensing: Principals & AWN Tiers Speaker Jon Contezac
10:55 AM: Soil Water Potential & Temperature Sensing Speaker R. Troy Peters
11:25 AM: AgWeatherNet Web Portal Speaker Sean Hill
11:45 AM: Questions and Answers Moderator Gwen Hoheisel
12:00 PM: Lunch
12:30 AM: Weather Sensing: Adding Private Stations to AWN Speakers Jon Contezac & Sean Hill
12:50 AM: Weather Data Quality Assurance Speaker Bryan Curtis
1:15 PM: Private Weather Station Options Speaker from Davis, Meter, METOS, Wiseconn, Hobo
1:50 PM: Questions and Answers Moderator Karen Lewis
2:05 PM: Survey, Announcements Moderator Jenny Bolivar
2:15 PM: Concurrent Sessions
Key weather data driven products.
Choose 1:
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Breakout Session 1:
- Cold Hardiness of Grapes, Blueberries, and Cherries, Speaker Gwen Alyn Hoheisel
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Breakout Session 2:
- DAS - Potatoes, Speaker Carrie Wohleb
2:35 PM: Concurrent Sessions
Key weather data driven products.
Choose 1:
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Breakout Session 3:
- DAS Overview, Speaker Dave Crowder
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Breakout Session 4:
- Forecasting station specific weather (cold/heat stress), Speaker Matt Cann
2:55 PM: Adjourn