Hello to all;
This is my first post at this site so this subject may have been discusssed before. I have been a weather watcher and volunteer skywarn member for over 20 years. During this time I have owned many weather stations both wired and wireless. Living in Southwest Florida means putting up with high humidity and being near the coast, salt air corrosion problems. I can tell you from experience that the Davis stations do not hold up well under these conditions. This is one of the better budget priced weather stations but if you are looking for long term trouble free readings from your sensors you won’t get it here. Davis had to replace my Pro Plus 2 sensor suite twice in less than two years. I finally got tired of erroneous readings and changed to the Rainwise MKIII. Guess what? The sensors failed due to corrosion in just over 1 year. Keep in mind that I spent many hours speaking with their so called “experts” about these issues. I also kept the sensors free of dirt, spider webs etc. The bottom line is this: If you in an area that experiences salt air intrusion, you won’t get good long term results from Davis, Oregon Scientific, Lacrosse or Honeywell. I realize the cost of industrial grade instruments can run into the thousands of dollars. But here’s the difference: I got 10+ years out of my Nimbus/Sensor Instruments weather sensors. They cost me around $3,000.00 but they were worth it (and they were accurate). I’m going to invest in Maximum instruments next year (5 year warranty on sensors). For now I too am using budget equipment and hoping it will hold out until I can afford the better sensors. Happy weather watching!
Fred