About This Weather Station:
Hello and welcome to the Southampton Weather station website.
Latitude: 50 53' 59" - Longitude: 1 23' 44" - Altitude: 32.4M
The weather station sensors and equipment were supplied by Oregon Scientific (UK) Limited located in Maidenhead, Berkshire UK.
This weather station was assembled and configured in various stages throughout April and May 2008 and is in constant development.
This website serves as a reference point for local weather affecting the Southampton area of Hampshire, England.
It is part of an ongoing Local Schools Enviromental Project due to be rolled out to schools across Hampshire in the Summer of 2010.
Children's Services & Learning Directorate of SCC will be recommending to Cabinet on 23rd April 2010 that consent is granted by the Council for this proposal.
The station is powered by Oregon Scientific Instruments. The data is collected every 2 seconds and the site is updated every 5 seconds. The station is comprised of an anemometer (wind speed and direction), a self tipping, self emptying rain gauge accurate to 0.1mm, a dual barometer, dual thermometers, and hydrometer sensors situated in optimal positions for the highest possible accuracy. We are physically located in Shirley very close to the city centre. The web servers are co-located in Telehouse in London.
About Southampton City:
Southampton is a vibrant, modern city which offers a warm welcome to visitors from all over the world. Southampton is a major port situated on the south coast of England. It is the closest city to the New Forest, situated approximately halfway between Portsmouth and Bournemouth. It lies at the northern-most point of Southampton Water where it is joined by the River Test and River Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area.
Southampton has always been strongly connected with maritime history and developments. It is a primary port for cruise ships, its heyday being the first half of the 20th century. Today it remains home to many luxury liners, as well as being an important container port. The outstanding harbour means it is the principal port on the south coast, and one of the largest in the UK. A vibrant modern City, the centuries old port of Southampton is amongst the most fascinating settlements on the UK’s South Coast.
As one would imagine the city’s focal point is the fabulous harbour, which offers an eclectic mix of old and new facilities that cover virtually every aspect of nautical activity and interest. It is homeport to some of the most famous ocean liners in the world including Navigator of the Seas, Oriana and Arcadia. Along with first-class marinas with their copious moorings and services for pleasure craft the harbour offers visitors a wealth of other attractions. The incredible West Quay Centre and Lesiure World takes pride of place. There you will find multi-screen cinemas, a casino, sports bar, bowling alley and choice of restaurants.
In town there is even more on offer with countless heritage sites, theatres, fine dining and a pub scene you would be hard pushed to match anywhere else in the country. Southampton’s shopping is legendary and has long been ranked in the UK’s top ten retail destinations earning the nickname ‘Emporium of the South’. Southampton is also home to the only IKEA on the south coast of the UK.
Highlight of the shopping week is the General Market, which is home to over 90 stalls offering a mind-boggling array of wares and produce.
Culture vultures will be drawn to the splendid Old Town, which dates back to medieval times. There you can stroll by myriad architectural wonders once visited by the likes of William the Conqueror, Henry V, William Shakespeare and Jane Austin to name just a few. Night owls will also be very impressed with the city after dark. Not only are there more bars than you can visit in a week, Southampton also boasts some of the best nightclubs in the country making it almost too easy to dance every night away completely.
There’s also a happening music scene – you can fall out of a rock bar and a few doors down the road fall into a jazz lounge or funk club.
Whatever you are looking for from a break, Southampton will have something to satisfy your tastes. It is a truly exciting modern city with an ancient heartbeat that leaves you breathless and often inspired.
A city that really has to be seen to be believed and a city that simply has to be seen full stop.
About This Website and Credits:
The weather station sensors and equipment were supplied by Oregon Scientific (UK) Limited located in Maidenhead, Berkshire UK.
The servers that this site and the weather station run on were supplied by Posinfo Ltd. Thanks to Jonathan for all your help and advice.
The routers were supplied by Linksys and the networking was supplied by Solwise Ltd. with great help and support from them.
Special thanks go to Kevin Reed for his design for the common website PHP management.
Thanks also to Mike Challis for his wind-rose generator, who's online mapping, Theme Switcher and CSS styling help.
Ken True for the AJAX conditions and dashboard integration.
YRNO and the Norwegian Met Insitute for flash forecast interface.
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