Making good weather reports is one of the most important tasks of a Telescope
Operator. Weather statistics will tell you how many good nights of observing are available. Keeping good records also helps to keep the record taker sharp. Being able to forecast when the sky is going to dump on you and how much of an observing window you 'really' have can mean the difference between a good observing run and a damaged or ruined telescope. Knowing when to pull the plug on a night is one of the most important jobs a Telescope Operator has.
This page is just starting out. I hope to have an online weather station, view able here, based at the CHPO. Until then, we will have to manually enter weather data and statistics. These stats won't be up to date until the weather station is online . We are using a LaCross Technology weather station that downloads data to a small laptop. If we can get an internet link to work out at the site, we will have crossed a major hurdle toward 24/7 weather stats.
