La Crosse Technology WS- 1912 - Manual (Page 11)

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will not mistake the new location as being a possible change in air-pressure when really it
is due to the slight change of altitude.
WEATHER TENDENCY INDICATOR
Working together with the weather icons is the weather tendency indicators (located on the
left and right sides of the weather icons). When the indicator points upwards, it means that
the air-pressure is increasing and the weather is expected to improve, but when indicator
points downwards, the air-pressure is dropping and the weather is expected to become
worse.
Taking this into account, one can see how the weather has changed and is expected to
change. For example, if the indicator is pointing downwards together with cloud and sun
icons, then the last noticeable change in the weather was when it was sunny (the sun icon
only). Therefore, the next change in the weather will be cloud with rain icons since the
indicator is pointing downwards.
Note:
Once the weather tendency indicator has registered a change in air pressure, it will remain
permanently visualized on the LCD.
AIR PRESSURE HISTORY (ELECTRONIC BAROMETER WITH
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE TREND)
The bottom section of the LCD also shows the relative air pressure value and the air
pressure history.
The bar graph of the electronic barometer shows the air pressure history of the past 12
hours in five 3-hour steps.
The horizontal axis represents the last 12 hours air pressure recording (-12, -9, -6, -3 and
0 hour). The bars are plotted at each of the 5 steps and give the trend over the recorded
period. The scale on the right compares the result. The "0" in the middle of this scale
determines the current air pressure.
Air pressure
changes in inHg
Air pressure
changes in hPa
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The vertical axis represents the air pressure changes in inHg (+0.12, +0.06, 0, -0.06, -0.12.
The “0” represents the current air pressure). The newly measured pressure was compared
to the previously recorded pressure reading. The pressure change is expressed by the
difference between the current ("0h") and the past readings in division of ±2 hPa or ±0.06
inHg. If the bars are rising it indicates that the weather is getting better due to an increase
in air pressure. If the bars go down it indicates a drop of the air pressure and the weather
is expected to get worse from the present time "0".
At every full hour, the current air pressure is used as a basis for the display of a new graph
bar. The existing graph is then moved one column to the left.
Note:
For accurate barometric pressure trend, the Weather Center should operate at the same
altitude. For example, it should not be moved. Should the unit be moved, for instance from
the ground to the second floor of the house, the readings for the next 48-60 hours shall be
discarded..
WIND SPEED MEASUREMENT
In normal display mode, the second section of the LCD shows the following wind data.
 Wind chill in F or C
 Wind Speed in km/h, mph or m/s
 Gust in km/h, mph or m/s (displayed when in Mode 2, by pressing the SET key
shortly)
RAINFALL MEASUREMENT (OPTIONAL)
Wind speed or Gust will
be shown Wind chill