Bath, Pa,
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All weather articles written by the author,
weather records for Bath, Pa. USA, graphs,
graphics, pictures, are copyrighted and are owned by the author.
If you make use of data from this site,
please make reference to the:
Station Licensee: Virginia T. Giannetta.
Owner - Author: Charles A. Giannetta.
Computer Consultant: Charles E. Giannetta
& This Web Site. Thank you.
Pictures of Meteorologist Virginia Gini (Hagerman) Giannetta's
National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Station located in our back yard.
"Maximun-Minumum Temperature Sensor"
The temperature sensor records the max and min temperature for the day
and transmits the information via an electronic signal over wires
connected to a remote indicator located inside our home.
"Weather Shelter"
Gini's Weather Shelter which houses weather instrunments.
Located in our back yard.
"Weather Instruments inside "Weather Shelter"
Max-Min thermometers inside "Weather Shelter".
Picture of Gini's "Weighing Bucket Recording Raingauge" for measuring precipitation.
"How It Works"
The gauge consists of a 10 quart bucket sitting onto of a scale.
There is clock driven drum with a chart attached to the drum.
You can see the drum with the chart attached through
opening at the bottom of the gauge.A pen is conected
to the scale through a series of gears and levers.
As precipitation occurs and falls into the gauge
through the opening at the top. The precipitation is
gathered in the 10 quart bucket. The precipitation is
weighed by the scale and moves the pen up the chart
located on the clock driven drum.
Precipitation is measured in the hundreds of inches.
The chart indicates how much precipitation occured and at what time
of day or night.
"Example"
If - 2.00" of precipitation occurred at 2:31 am, you could look at
the chart and see the trace that
occured at that time.
The picture at left shows the 24 hour clock driven drum with the pen.
The gauge is very accurate and will measure all types of precipitation.
When snow or sleet or freezing rain
is occurring a heater is installed in the gauge to melt the solid
precipitation which is falling into the gauge.
Here at this station we use a 100 watt light bulb lit inside the
gauge which works quite well.
Some times anti-freeze is used in the bucket to melt the precipitation.
Picture of Gini's "8 Inch Raingauge" for measuring precipitation.
Gini's "Anemometer and weather vane for measuring wind speed and direction
mounted onto of my pole in my back yard.
Picture of Gini's "Anemometer for measuring wind speed
mounted on top of my 2 meter amateur radio beam antenna.
Gini reading the Weighing Bucket Raingauge.
© 1998 - 2016 Charles A. Giannetta
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All weather articles written by the author, weather records for Bath, Pa. USA, graphs, graphics, pictures, are copyrighted and are owned by the author. If you make use of data from this site, please make reference to the: Station Licensee: Virginia T. Giannetta. Owner - Author: Charles A. Giannetta. Computer Consultant: Charles E. Giannetta & This Web Site. Thank you. |
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Pictures of Meteorologist Virginia Gini (Hagerman) Giannetta's
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"Maximun-Minumum Temperature Sensor"
The temperature sensor records the max and min temperature for the day
"Weather Shelter"
Gini's Weather Shelter which houses weather instrunments.
Located in our back yard.
"Weather Instruments inside "Weather Shelter"
Max-Min thermometers inside "Weather Shelter".
Picture of Gini's "Weighing Bucket Recording Raingauge" for measuring precipitation.
The gauge consists of a 10 quart bucket sitting onto of a scale.
As precipitation occurs and falls into the gauge
Precipitation is measured in the hundreds of inches.
"Example"
The gauge is very accurate and will measure all types of precipitation.
Picture of Gini's "8 Inch Raingauge" for measuring precipitation.
Picture of Gini's "Anemometer for measuring wind speed
© 1998 - 2016 Charles A. Giannetta
and transmits the information via an electronic signal over wires
connected to a remote indicator located inside our home.
"How It Works"
There is clock driven drum with a chart attached to the drum.
You can see the drum with the chart attached through
opening at the bottom of the gauge.A pen is conected
to the scale through a series of gears and levers.
through the opening at the top. The precipitation is
gathered in the 10 quart bucket. The precipitation is
weighed by the scale and moves the pen up the chart
located on the clock driven drum.
The chart indicates how much precipitation occured and at what time
of day or night.
If - 2.00" of precipitation occurred at 2:31 am, you could look at
the chart and see the trace that
occured at that time.
The picture at left shows the 24 hour clock driven drum with the pen.
When snow or sleet or freezing rain
is occurring a heater is installed in the gauge to melt the solid
precipitation which is falling into the gauge.
Here at this station we use a 100 watt light bulb lit inside the
gauge which works quite well.
Some times anti-freeze is used in the bucket to melt the precipitation.
Gini's "Anemometer and weather vane for measuring wind speed and direction
mounted onto of my pole in my back yard.
mounted on top of my 2 meter amateur radio beam antenna.
Gini reading the Weighing Bucket Raingauge.