According to Texas Weather Instruments, each weather station sensor should be attached to the tower at a certain height and sometimes at a certain direction and angle. The wind sensor should be near the top as well as the lighting sensor. The rain collector should be near the bottom. The tower and the lighting sensor must have a good earth ground. They suggest at least a three foot copper grounding rod with a heavy copper or bare aluminum wire going to the junction box.
Juvenile hawk perching on the artificial cedar snag tree.
This image was taken using the Robotic Camera. Weather Station with Robotic Camera on the top of the tower. The weather station console and sensors are made by Texas Weather Instruments out of Dallas, Texas. The console, which is in our laboratory, displays all sensors readings except leaf wetness data. The leaf wetness readings as well as the others are accessible on our Weather View 32 software which we serve on our website.