11/08/2025
Outdoor sensor unit batteries replaced (2 AA Lithium). Rain gauge cleaned and tipping cup lubricated with WD-40. Temperature sensor cover cleaned. Wind gauge lubricated. Indoor receiver-display console batteries replaced (2 AA Lithium).
03/22/2024
Rain gauge cleaned again. Tipping cup appears to be moving freely now. Awaiting rain for final check before calling rain gauge operational. During maintenance, station recorded 0.93 inches of rain. Rain zeroed out, but was reported to MesoWest.
03/21/2024
Rain gauge cleaned again, debris removed, WD-40 applied to tipping cup axle. Tipping cup still getting stuck.
Rain gauge non-operational. Estimated return to operation March 31, 2024.
03/08/2024
Spider nesting inside rain gauge rendered gauge non-operational. Spider removed. During removal, gauge reported additional 1.25 inches of rain. Gauge reset to 0.00 inches for the day, but some services (e.g., MesoWest) apparently cannot update corrected amount. Since returning gauge to operation, actual 0.30 inches of rain have fallen with more on the way for today. Rain gauge now operating normally.
04/30/2023
Station has been intermittently down or offline from April 29 15:40 – April 30 10:30 CDT. Ambient WS-2080 weather station retired after 12 years of operation. Replaced with Ambient WS-1965.
03/21/2023
Cox internet service restored. Weather station online. Operations normal.
03/17/2023
March 17, 2023 00:01 CDT.
Station has been offline since March 15, 2023 at 16:30 CDT as a result of internet service failure. Internet service provider, Cox Communications, can provide no information as to when service will resume.
11/25/2022
Station down for maintenance 12:54-14:37 CST. New batteries installed in outdoor sensor unit and upstairs and downstairs indoor receiver/display consoles. Rain gauge cleaned of spider web debris (spider removed approximately two weeks ago). WD-40 applied to rain gauge rocker arm assembly.
02/25/2021
09:00 CT: Relative humidity offset set to +5.00%.
02/25/2021
12:45 CT: Barometric pressure offset set to -0.110.
02/24/2021
Station down for maintenance 13:30-15:30 CT. New batteries installed in outdoor sensor unit and indoor receiver/display console. Rain gauge inspected. Very clean. No spider webs. Recalibrated barometer. Continued barometric pressure offset as -0.10 inHg.
06/02/2020
Retired Acer Aspire Netbook as weather station interface to Internet. Replaced with Ambient Weather Weather Bridge (Meteobridge). Reset barometric pressure offset to -0.10 inHg.
01/27/2019
Wind sensor returned to operation. New windcups installed.
01/22/2019
Wind sensor inoperative. New windcups ordered. Estimated return to operation 02/12/19.
11/04/2018
Station down 12:00-15:00 for routine maintenance. Replaced sensor-transmitter batteries, cleaned all cable terminals, cleaned sensor screen cover, replaced original rain gauge with new rain gauge.
05/01/2017
Defective indoor console receiver unit with barometric pressure sensor is replaced with a new unit. Pressure readings are now being accurately reported.
04/20/2017
Barometer went out today. Replacement unit ordered. Estimated fix 05/06/2017. Until then, pressure readings will be incorrect.
01/15/2017
Wind vane, anemometer, rain gauge frozen solid. No wind or rain data today.
