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The Orland Hooge Weather Station Time 1:39p  Date 02/11/12		Sardis,Chilliwack, B.C.,Canada Sunrise 8:23a   Sunset 6:20p
ET (Evapotranspiration)-- the net amount of water that is evaporating -- opposite to amount of rain.		measured in mm of Evaporation
	The following are for today 02/11/12 (up to time 12:40p):
	Read about UV Index and Solar Radiation further on this page
High UV Index	1.1	at 1:15p
High Solar Radiation	246 W/m²	at 1:17p
Low Outside Temperature	5.6 °C	at 8:46a
High Outside Temperature	8.4 °C	at 12:08a
Low Outside Humidity	79 %	at 12:01a
High Outside Humidity	99 %	at 3:19a
High Wind Speed	8.0 km/h	at 12:42a
Total Daily Rain	3.0 mm
High Rain Rate	1.8 mm/hr	at 3:33a
Low Barometer Reading	1012.9 hPa	at 12:14a
High Barometer Reading	1017.5 hPa	at 12:14p
	The following are for the month so far
High Monthly UV Index	1.3
High Monthly Solar Radiation	445 W/m²
Low Monthly Outside Temperature	1.0 °C
High Monthly Outside Temperature	13.1 °C
Low Monthly Outside Humidity	37 %
High Monthly Outside Humidity	100 %
High Monthly Wind Speed	30.6 km/h
Total Monthly Rain	16.0 mm
High Monthly Rain Rate	4.0 mm/hr
Low Monthly Barometer Reading	1008.4 hPa
High Monthly Barometer Reading	1029.8 hPa
	The following are for the year so far
High Yearly UV Index	1.3
High Yearly Solar Radiation	542 W/m²
Low Yearly Outside Temperature	-14.2 °C
High Yearly Outside Temperature	13.1 °C
Low Yearly Outside Humidity	37 %
High Yearly Outside Humidity	100 %
High Yearly Wind Speed	57.9 km/h
Total Yearly Rain	128.4 mm
High Yearly Rain Rate	80.0 mm/hr
Low Yearly Barometer Reading	979.6 hPa
High Yearly Barometer Reading	1033.4 hPa

About UV (UltraViolet) Index and Solar Radiation:
The 2 sets of readings should be of interest for places other than my Station -- Within the lower Mainland of B.C., Canada the graph trends will probably be the same.
(1) The Ultraviolet sensor that I installed on my weather station is sensitive to UV with a wavelength from 290 nm (nanometers) to 390 nm -- the radiation that is most responsible for causing redness of the human skin. How soon a person burns depends on his skin type.
An arbitrary guide:
UV Index readings from 0 to 2.5 -- Minimal.
from 2.6 to 4.5 -- Low
from 4.6 to 6.5 -- Moderate
from 6.6 to 9.5 -- High
from 9.6 + -- Very High
The sensor reads 0.1 UV Index

(2) The Solar Radiation sensor is sensitive to wavelengths from 300 nm to 1100 nm (ultraviolet, visible, and infrared) -- a good match of solar radiation. It measures both the direct component from the sun and the reflected component from the rest of the sky. It measures the amount of rate of solar radiation hitting 1 square meter (Watts/square meter). Think of a 100 watt bulb spreading it's total light and heat radiation over 1 square meter of a surface, that is 100 Watts/square meter.
The Solar Radiation is effected by a number of factors such as pollution, clouds, activity of the sun at the time, etc. You might find monitoring the results interesting from this perspective.

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The above readings may not be current -- look at the dates given for each graph and graphic.  Since uploads are done via a phone line that is connected to the Internet intermittently the values may not be up-to-date.  I'll try to refresh them daily.

When connected the readings are up-dated every 5 minutes based on weather station readings taken 2.5 seconds.

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since May 2, 2005 -- Readings started Feb. 22/2003.