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optional. This section discusses practices, procedures and sources for sensor calibration to reduce
manufacturing and degradation errors. Do not compare your readings obtained from sources such as
the internet, radio, television or newspapers. They are in a different location and typically update once
per hour.
The purpose of your weather station is to measure conditions of your surroundings, which vary
significantly from location to location.
4.7.1
Indoor Temperature and Humidity Calibration
Press and hold the
ADJUST and MIN/MAX
buttons at the same time for 5 seconds and the indoor
temperature value will begin flashing. Press the
C
button to increase the temperature and
the
MIN/MAX/-
button to decrease the temperature reading in 0.1° increments. To rapidly increase
(or decrease) the temperature reading, press and hold the
C
or
MIN/MAX/-
button.
To return the temperature to the actual or uncalibrated measurement, press the
ADJUST
button.
Press and hold the
ADJUST and MIN/MAX
buttons at the same time for 5 seconds again, and the
indoor humidity value will begin flashing. Press the
C
button to increase the humidity
and the
MIN/MAX/-
button to decrease the humidity reading in 1% increments. To rapidly increase
(or decrease) the humidity reading, press and hold the
C
or
MIN/MAX/-
button.
To return the humidity to the actual or uncalibrated measurement, press the
ADJUST
button.
Once the displayed temperature or humidity equals the calibrated source, press and hold the
ADJUST
button for three seconds, or wait 15 seconds for timeout, and the indoor temperature or humidity value
will stop flashing.
Discussion
: Humidity is a difficult parameter to measure electronically and drifts over time due to
contamination. In addition, location has an adverse affect on humidity readings (installation over dirt
vs. lawn for example).
Official stations recalibrate or replace humidity sensors on a yearly basis. Due to manufacturing
tolerances, the humidity is accurate to ± 5%. To improve this accuracy, the indoor and outdoor
humidity can be calibrated using an accurate source, such as a sling psychrometer:
http://www.ambientweather.com/mafaredspslp.html
or one step humidpak calibration kits (reference Section 8). You can also use common table salt,
water and a plastic bag:
http://ambientweather.wikispaces.com/ws70
4.7.2
Outdoor Temperature and Humidity Calibration
Prior to entering the calibration mode, press the
C
button to select the outdoor
temperature and humidity you wish to adjust.
Press and hold the
ADJUST and CHANNEL
buttons at the same time for 5 seconds and the outdoor
temperature value will begin flashing. Press the
C
button to increase the temperature and
the
MIN/MAX/-
button to decrease the temperature reading in 0.1° increments. To rapidly increase
(or decrease) the temperature reading, press and hold the
C
or
MIN/MAX/-
button.
To return the temperature to the actual or uncalibrated measurement, press the
ADJUST
button.