Der April war...
Wärmer als im Monatsschnitt (8,45°C gegenüber einer Durchschnittstemperatur von 5,94)
Trockener als im Monatsschnitt (21,00 mm gegenüber durchschnittlich 49,30 Niederschlag)
Ruhiger als im Monatsschnitt (1.985 km gegenüber durchschnittlich 2.556 Windmenge)
warmer, (very, very) dryer, calmer

Dear WeatherCat climate watchers,

May-day has come and passed.  Unfortunately, I spent yesterday afternoon in the ER with my 94 year old mother who broke her arm in a fall - so sorry for the delay.  April was much more benevolent than March at Canebas Weather Station:



Of course the location for the data remains the same:



It was the second wettest April in the 16 year history of Canebas weather station and we'll take every drop!!

Edouard

Hi!
I’m donating my Davis Vantage Pro 2 weather station and the 2009 Mac I’ve been running with it for more than 15 years to a local non- profit communications museum. How do I reset email addresses to a new account, or do I need to purchase a new copy of WC for the ?

Dear WeatherCat station caregivers,

I started to notice suspicious "spikes" in my outdoor temperature at the same time our central air conditioner was running.  The exhaust blast could be carried under the deck where my station's temperature/humidity probe is located, so I was wondering if that component had some "issuez."

It has been several years since I had given it a good clean up so I wasn't surprised at the condition I found it in:



Further dismantling revealed the dirty conditions that the PC case fan was working in:



However, if you look carefully, you will notice a critical problem.  The fasteners were badly rusted.  So badly that I couldn't get them to budge!!  I had bought replacement fans, but had no way to make the swap.

In the meantime at least I cleaned up the temperature/humidity probe itself:



Not being sure what else to do, I went ahead and cleaned the old PC case fan and it did appear to be running much better. 



I also cleared around the temperature/humidity probe:



After a thorough cleanup, I put the components back together and I seem to have resolved the air conditioner spiking problem - at least for now. 



 At some point I guess I'll have to saw apart the old fan and replace it then.

When I'll find the time to make sure a repair - I most certainly do not know!!

Edouard

Dear Steve, Blick, Dave and WeatherCat climate watchers,

70s with morning sprinkles in Kauai. 

. . . . . . . . and judging from the photo - with a chance of rainbows!  Sounds like Kauai at its best!   

March was...
   Warmer than average (59.03°F versus an average of 52.45)
   Drier than average (2.87 in versus an average total of 5.05)
   Calmer than average (a wind run of 1,316 miles versus an average of 1,374)

Thanks Dave for sharing!

Who's next?

Edouard