The Blog of “J”

NOTE: This content is about weather and meteorology, similar to that contained in my WeatherMatrix Blog which ran from 2005-2022 on AccuWeather.com. On July 20th, 2023, while I was at Oak Island, North Carolina on vacation, an EF3 tornado caused severe damage near Rocky Mount, NC, through the town of Dortches. It caused significant damage… Read more: [WeatherMatrix] Ground Survey of Tornado Damage at Dortches, North Carolina

In 1997, I got my first weather station (a Radio Shack WX-200) electronic weather station — one of the first to transmit data online. Since then I’ve continued to be an early adopter of weather stations. In 2016, I was an Indiegogo supporter for WeatherFlow Smart Weather Station, and in 2019 a Kickstarter backer for… Read more: Creating a “console” for my WeatherFlow Tempest with a Facebook Portal

I often try to measure changes in technology by thinking about what my late farther would find surprising if he suddenly jumped 23 years into the future.

As noted in my previous entry, I’m not able to drive to North Carolina for my annual family reunion at Oak Island, NC, due to having recently contracted COVID. It was a tough decision but my negative test was just to close to the scheduled trip. Like I did in 2006 in a similarly-titled blog… Read more: Coastal Confessions 2022

I am pleased to announce that my weather station on the CWOP weather network in State College, PA (C6777, “The Landings”) has (finally, after 10 years) been upgraded to fix a number of issues with accuracy and reliability. Here are the details about this most recent upgrade: Davis Vantage Pro 2012 replaced with Davis Vantage… Read more: [CCM] CWOP 6777 Upgraded