Approved Stations

Requirements and Recommendations

• Weather Sensors Required
• Full weather station measuring air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, solar radiation, and precipitation OR
• Shielded temperature and relative humidity sensor (with leaf wetness, this is sufficient for most cold hardiness, crop growth, pest and disease models). Limitation: future inversion monitoring and frost mitigation tools may utilize wind speed measurements.
• Data logger providing measurements on a 15-minute interval. Required
• Annual data service plan with equipment provider. Required
• Continuous power supply, usually provided by an integrated solar panel. Required
• Leaf wetness (required for most plant disease models). Recommended
• Soil water (matric) potential or volumetric water content. Recommended