12-23-2025... Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas. The 75° here and 76° at Miller Field crushed the old record high of 70° yesterday. The 76°F at MF ties the all-time record high for December; the old record was set way back in 1939 on Dec 11th.

Today I'm going to lower the anemometer pole halfway to reduce sway and increase stiffness. After doing more research, I've found too much sway will absorb wind and affect wind speed readings. It needs to be more rigid and have no plans of guy wiring it. 15 feet is not high enough to get above surface wind drag, but we have software algorithm correction based on anemometer height. 10 meters is the sweet spot for no surface wind drag. MF yesterday had several gusts reaching into the mid-40s, and only 34 mph was registered here on the new 30' pole. If this doesn't work out, I will end up going back to the original setup. The whole idea of moving to the more open field was to get away from obstructions, buildings, trees, etc., but if the sway causes more issues, it defeats the purpose. What got me thinking about this move was the wind direction difference from Miller Field during light wind and not realizing the anemometer vane bearings were going out. So maybe the move wasn't really needed. Oh well, live and learn; now I know what to look for. I do appreciate Pastor Terry and the 7th Day Adventist church for allowing use of their field.

The anemometer bearings are out on the wind vane direction, so will need to be replaced. Removed the wind direction indication from the front page. The new anemometer was ordered Saturday and shipped priority, so it should be here this week.