This weather station is a Davis Instrument cabled Vantage Pro2 with a standard radiation shield for the temperature and humidity sensors. The station with the rain gage is located a few miles south of Depoe Bay near on the north side deck of out house about 15 feet off the ground. The wind direction and speed measurements are taken on an 18 foot mast above the deck (so about 33 feet above the ground) that extends to above the roofline. The house is located about 50 yards from the edge of a 70 foot cliff that drops directly to the ocean. Elevation of the station is about 90 feet above sea level. Behind the house (to the east) is a thin but mature Oregon fir forest.

The wind measurements are considered to be very representative of winds in the coastal area. Strongest winds will always be from the south and most winds will either be from the north or south. Wind will be more southerly in the winter with brief periods of west winds after frontal passages. East winds in winter are usually very light and are often accompanied by very cold weather (20 degrees). In the summer winds are typically from the north and are then strongest in the afternoon. The temperature and humidity measurements are considered to be representative of the area. Yearly and diurnal variation is low with temperatures near 50 degrees in the winter and 60 during the summer. Temperatures can rise above 90 with east winds in the summer but those periods are typically very short and end when the sea breeze returns.

The yearly rain is set to zero on September 1 to coincide with the beginning of the Oregon rainy season. Rainfall varies from about 8-10 inches per month in the winter to near zero in the summer. Because of the exposed location of the house, rainfall during high wind events may be underestimated.

The graphs are for the most recent 24 hours and are updated every 15 minutes.

The Webcam is located at the house and points almost directly west toward the ocean. It can be moved remotely and what is displayed on this page will depend on where the last user left the camera pointing. Generally the image will point south or north along the coast. It is a SONY Network Camera, SCR-RZ30N with a resolution of 736x480. The camera can’t be controlled from this website. The images are updated on the website every 15 minutes.

This weather station is a Davis Instrument cabled Vantage Pro2 with a standard radiation shield for the temperature and humidity sensors. The station with the rain gage is located in the community of Princeville about a mile south of the ocean and about a 1.5 miles east of the Princeville hotel at an elevation of about 200 feet. It is on the Makai Golf Course at the eighth tee. The station is set up in the backyard of the house within a few feet of the golf course and about twenty feet southwest of the house. This location is very good for the rain gage but is a poor location for the temperature sensor since it gets is warmer in the backyard around noon when the sun is bright, especially in the summer, than more representative temperatures nearby. Morning, evening and nighttime temperatures are representative. The wind sensor is on a pole that reaches above the roofline on the west side of the house. The wind readings are regarded as representative of the area. The humidity readings appear to be representative of the area except in the afternoon when they appear high probably because of the nearby golf course. The area around the house is covered with the usual tropical Hawaii residential vegetation similar to what can be seen in the camera image.

Winds at the location are typically determined by the Trade Winds which blow from the east southeast on this part of Kauai. When the trades are blowing, there is a diurnal variation in wind strength with strongest winds in the afternoon and a minimum during the night. When the trades are not blowing or are weak, the diurnal variation in wind direction is strong with north winds (the sea breeze) during the day and south winds (the land breeze) during the night. On those occasions there is no strong diurnal signal in the strength. During the infrequent frontal passages in the winter the wind variations will depend on the frontal system. During the night is it typically dryer than during the day due to the land-sea breeze. There is only a slight temperature variation throughout the year.

The yearly rain is set to zero on September 1 to coincide with the beginning of the Hawaii winter rainy season though rainfall is fairly uniform throughout the year averaging about 4 inches per month.

The graphs are for the most recent 24 hours and are updated every 15 minutes.

The Webcam is located on the southwest side of the house about fifteen feet above the yard. It can be moved remotely and what is displayed on this page will depend on where the last user left the camera pointing. Generally the image will point southwest over the golf course and toward the mountains. It is a SONY Network Camera, SCR-RZ30N with a resolution of 736x480. The camera can’t be controlled from this website. The images are updated on the website every 15 minutes.

This weather station is a Davis Instrument wireless Vantage Pro2 with a standard radiation shield for the temperature and humidity sensors. The station with the rain gage is located north of downtown Gladstone which is 10 miles south of Portland approximately 180 ft. above sea level and 1 mile south of the South Milwaukie site.

This weather station is a Davis Instrument wireless Vantage Pro2 with a standard radiation shield for the temperature and humidity sensors. The station with the rain gage is located south-west of downtown Milwaukie along Cypress Ave. west of Johnson Ave approximately 150 ft. above sea level and 1 mile north of the Gladstone site.