I have been looking into the possibility that a relatively new weather station in the Los Angeles area -- a RAWS station to be precise -- is consistently recording temperatures about 5 deg F higher than actual. I have been basing my opinion using a standard Hg/glass thermometer and a IR gun. Both of my units usually agree to within 1 degree (rarely 2 degrees).
What I would like to know is if there is an affordable "gold standard" thermometer out there for purchase. Presumably its calibration would have to be traceable to a NIST standard of some sort. I am looking for less than +/- 1 deg F resolution and accuracy. The temperature range I am primarily interested in is 70 deg F to 115 deg F, and 15 deg to 70 deg F would be icing on the cake. I would settle for something that I could read and record the data by hand. If there was a version that had a interface to a laptop or smart phone would be great - Peter Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President California Solar Engineering, Inc. 820 Cynthia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065 CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP Cert. 031806-26 peter.parr...@calsolareng.com Ph 323-258-8883, Mobile 323-839-6108, Fax 323-258-8885 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
