Tom Denham

Mechanical engineer ⚙️
Designer of remote weather stations

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@BridP93 @Hostwinds My server is online, but I haven't been able to log in with SSH for hours. @Hostwinds Can we get an update?

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@Amazonleo And no accommodations for IoT devices just like Starlink. Viasat still looking like the best option for lowest cost low-power applications sadly.

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@davidsenra SpaceX acquired the only company that provided cost-effective satellite connectivity for remote monitoring for the sole purpose of shutting it down. Currently the best low-power solution is NB-NTN, and a LEO constellation like Starlink is the wrong way to go about doing that.

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@NWSRapidCity 54.9 °F on Odakota Mountain (7,198 ft), the warmest temperature so far this year

[OpenAWS @OpenAWS]

White Butte, the 3,508 ft high point of North Dakota, now has its own weather station. Data can be accessed at the following links:
https://t.co/1MWMXP37S1
https://t.co/5lMYBxvTtK
https://t.co/hSoaQb5eKn
@NWSBismarck

[OpenAWS @OpenAWS]

Mount Sunflower, Kansas recorded a max wind gust of 57 mph and a max 2-minute sustained wind of 41 mph as a result of today's thunderstorms. These are new records for the Highpoint Weather Network. 0.03" of rain fell at the station.

[OpenAWS @OpenAWS]

As a result of the cold wave affecting the island of Puerto Rico, yesterday's high of 60.9 °F on Cerro de Punta was the lowest since the station was installed on February 23rd. However, the diurnal range was small, the temperature falling only to 56 °F overnight.

[OpenAWS @OpenAWS]

Great news! We have obtained permission to install a station at White Butte, the highest point in the state of North Dakota. The installation date is currently planned for this August. Currently, the highest station in ND is the Bowman Municipal Airport at 2,965 ft.

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@JoshuaOOrtiz1 Es complicado tratar con el Servicio Forestal de EE. UU. si quieres hacerlo oficialmente. Llevo meses esperando un permiso para instalar mi estación en el pico más alto de Dakota del Sur. A veces es más fácil pedir perdón que permiso (si me entiendes...).

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@JoshuaOOrtiz1 @CycloforumsPR @DeborahTiempo @SLopezTiempo @adamonzon Sí, realmente no me gusta la ubicación de mi estación y quiero regresar algún día para trasladarla a la cumbre.

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@JoshuaOOrtiz1 @CycloforumsPR @DeborahTiempo @SLopezTiempo @adamonzon Quizás no sea un problema importante si tienes una sola estación, pero si tienes varias, el gasto se acumula rápidamente.

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@JoshuaOOrtiz1 @CycloforumsPR @DeborahTiempo @SLopezTiempo @adamonzon Sin embargo, no transmito con una frecuencia mayor a cada 5 minutos para reducir el consumo de energía.

Si el hardware lo permite, podrías cambiar la tarjeta SIM para ahorrar algo de dinero.

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@JimCantore @TheIrishJeepBum Not seeing that at all. A bit below average for sure, but lowest temps don't even appear to be close to freezing for much of the state. Average winter will see temps much colder than that.

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@BenSchaeffer_ @MikeTheiss not even close
https://t.co/8XcHRODcqi

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@BubbaFromCT @MikeTheiss highest sustained wind was just 55 mph...not even category 1 conditions https://t.co/8XcHRODcqi

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@rteuw324 @NHC_Atlantic not even close

[Tom Denham @TomDenham6]

@ChrisWTOL Great, now compare to literally any other type of vegetation. This region experiences high dew points regardless, attributing it to corn is just lazy climatology. At this point, it’s nothing more than a meme if the effect can’t be quantified.