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The Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) has acquired seven (7) Davis Weather Stations which are currently mounted at the following locations:

• Coastal Zone Management Unit, Bay Street , St. Michael
• Environmental Special Projects Unit, Sturges, St. Thomas
• National Conservation Commission, Codrington, St. Michael
• Graeme Hall nature Sanctuary, Christ Church
• Animal Flower Cave , St. Lucy
• Bathsheba Resource Centre, St. Joseph
• Harrison's Cave, Welchman Hall, St. Thomas

The components of a weather station (shown below in Figure1) include the:

• Mounting Base
• Weather Station Console
• Anemometer Arm, Base, Wind Vane, Wind Cups
• AC-Power Adapter
• External Temperature Sensor
• Junction Box and Cable

Figure 1: Diagrammatic representation of a mounted Davis Weather Monitor Station

(Source: http://www.weathershop.com/davis_wxmon2.htm )

Figures 2 and 3 show actual weather stations mounted at the CZMU and Bathsheba.

Figure 2: Weather Station mounted on CZMU roof

Figure 3: Weather Station at Bathsheba

Data recorded by the weather stations include highs and lows of:

• Temperature
• Wind Speed
• Wind Direction
• Wind Chill
• Barometric Pressure
• Humidity (Inside and Outside of a building)
• Dew Point

Observation Frequency

Data are recorded in intervals varying from thirty (30) minutes to one hour (each station differs) and are retrieved and archived on a monthly basis. The data may subsequently be represented in a tabular or graphical format after being processed by the Weather Link software.