The West Texas Mesonet measures the following parameters:

Observations every minute

• 10-meter wind speed and direction (average 1-minute with peak 3-second gust)
• 9-meter temperature
• 20-foot wind speed
• 2-meter wind speed
• 2-meter temperature
• 2-meter solar radiation
• 1.5-meter temperature/relative humidity/dewpoint
• Barometric pressure (station pressure, sea-level pressure, and altimeter)
• Precipitation (rainfall and melted snow/ice)
  

Observations every fifteen minutes

• Soil Temperatures (average) under natural sod at 2 inches, 4 inches, and 8 inches
• Soil Temperatures (average) under bare soil at 2 inches and 8 inches
• Soil Moisture at 2 inches, 8 inches, 24 inches, and 30 inches
• Leaf Wetness

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