About this station
The station is powered by a Davis Vantage Pro 2 weather station. Data is collected using Weather Display software running on a Mac mini, with data being constantly uploaded to the web site. The station is comprised of an anemometer to measure wind, a rain gauge and a thermo-hydro sensor situated in optimal positions for highest accuracy possible.
One of the main obstacles to recording weather data in the Aldgate area is the height of the surrounding trees. Several large trees block the anemometer from certain directions and negatively affect wind measurements, so wind data should not be considered accurate.
About Aldgate
Aldgate is a small village located in the hills that surround Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It is about 5 kilometres from the highest local peak, Mt Lofty (elevation 710 metres). Surrounding townships include Stirling, Bridgewater, Heathfield, Crafers, Crafers West, Mylor and Piccadilly.
Although Aldgate is only 20 kilometres from the CBD of Adelaide, the weather in the Adelaide Hills is often very different to what is experienced on the plains. The mean rainfall of Adelaide is around 560 mm, whereas many parts of the Hills regularly record in excess of 1000 mm annually. Low cloud often shrouds Hills towns in fog and snow has been known to fall on rare occasions.
Temperatures are generally lower in the Hills, with data from Aldgate suggesting that the daily maximum is usually 2-5°C lower than the maximum recorded in Adelaide. Unfortunately, minimum temperatures suffer the same fate so this can be a cold place as well (by South Australian standards at least!).
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