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You could try one of Gemini Data Loggers TinyTag Plus loggers with an external sensor.
http://www.geminidataloggers.com
As long as you can house the datalogger in some form of shelter to protect it from the weather you could then log earth temperatures hourly.

Regards
Richard Griffith
Horsham AWS

Jonathan, There use to be a company Dowding and Mills who offered calibration service for glass thermometers however the link I had for them appears to have gone. A quick search on the internet shows Brannan offer a service - http://www.brannan.co.uk/thermometer-calibration However sometime ago when...

Jonathan,

You could try Bill Read at Read Scientific based in Norfolk. His contact details are:

bill.read1@virgin.net or telephone number 01760724546

Regards

The wind at my location has been light and variable for the day, maximum gust has been just 8Kn. Checking the METAR observations for Gatwick (EGKK) there appears to have been a short term gust: EGKK 181120Z 08006KT 030V100 9999 FEW023 21/15 Q1010= EGKK 181050Z 02006KT 350V060 9999 FEW020 22/15 Q1010...

I recently had the misfortune to break a minimum thermometer, I checked various suppliers and was amazed at the prices. For the supply of a sheathed maximum and sheathed minimum thermometer I have been quoted anything between £216 - £450. Thank goodness for my AWS system. Due to these high costs I a...

Len

Try 'The Weather Business, the full title was 'The Weather Business - Inside the Met Office. I've just checked, it does come up under 'Alll 4' catch up.

Best Wishes

Apologies if this has been mentioned or posted before but 4 interesting programmes about the work of the Met Office on Channel 4..not sure when these were shown as didn't see them advertised. However you can see them on More 4 catch up..well worth watching.

Thank you Martin for your very comprehensive reply
Since my post a friend of mine confirmed 48mm in the hour as you mention.

Reagrds

I heard on the Radio 4 forecast early this morning that 48mm of rain fell at Kenley in Surrey during yesterdays storms.Does any know what time and over what time period this fell? I had thunder at my location around midday and further thunder during the evening but only recorded 6.3mm up to 09h this...

Likewise 19.7°C here in Sussex following another a cool night. An overnight minimum of 1.2°C and a Grass Minimum of -1.3°C a light / moderate SE'ly breeze developed backing to a light NE'ly by evening. - forecast for the weekend is for temps to reach 23°C.

Regards