2017
January 2017
January 3, 2017
NASA0003 Triangle: Low battery voltage reporting to website. Changed battery and swapped out gauges for calibration. Reporting correctly now.
NASA0010 James Lankford: Low battery voltage reporting to website. Changed battery and swapped out gauges for calibration. Reporting correctly now.
NASA0023 Herb Kelder: Low battery voltage reporting to website. Changed battery and swapped out gauges for calibration. could no verify the IP and test packet. Will need to replace reed switch.
January 4, 2017
NASA0023 Herb Kelder: Swapped out reed switch, but still no resistance on meter. Brought gauge back to office for repair.
January 12, 2017
Site 27 Koehler: Replaced dead battery. Sent successful packet and now reporting correctly.
January 25, 2017
NASA0016 Crip Taylor: Replaced dead battery. Sent successful packet and now reporting correctly.
April 2017
April 12, 2017
Site 31 2nd TNC Boomer Site: New setup of IOWA gauge site. GPS location set, test packet sent and modem test. Reporting to website as of 1200 local.
Site 23 Richardson: Gathering information on IMEI and modem for Dave W.
April 21, 2017
NASA0010 James Lankford: Replaced dead battery in field and now reporting correctly to website.
May 2017
May 1, 2017
Site27 Bernard: Removed the IOWA gauge to send to UAH and replaced with 3 stand alone gauges. Will be bringing back an IOWA gauge when it comes back from UAH after testing for new gauges.
May 2, 2017
Site 1 Pusey: Homeowner stated she wanted to remove the gauge so team removed the IOWA gauge from the property.
May 4, 2017
NASA0013 Pocomoke High School: Disregard 2 tips on gauge B and 1 tip on gauge A from performing maintenance.
May 5, 2017
Site 16 Stockton F.D.: Gauge B has a bias on website. Cleaned funnel and adjusted pivots. Reporting correctly now.
NASA0003 Triangle: Bias on Gauge A. Cleaned all gauges. Reporting correctly to the site.
May 15, 2017
NASA0003 Triangle: Bias on Gauge B. Adjusted the pivots and should be correctly reporting now.
NASA0014 American Legion: Bias on Gauge B from last rain event. Checked pivots and cleaned funnel. Will have to monitor to see if any other biases occur.
NASA0023 Herb Kelder: Bias on Gauge A. Adjusted pivots and cleaned funnel.
May 22, 2017
NASA0009 Hayward's Lott: Low solar output from the website. Found that solar panel had corrosion on interior conductor. Panel will need replacing when possible.
NASA0004 Pocomoke Middle School: Bias on Gauge A with less tips than Gauge B from last rain event. Cleaned both gauges and tightened Gauge A's bucket. Disregard tips on Gauge A.
June 2017
June 1, 2017
Site 15 Silva Rd.: Low voltage on battery. Will replace at a later date. Disregard one tip on both Gauge A and B.
NASA0021 James East: Gauge A has a bias. Cleaned and levelled as needed. Disregard one tip on Gauge A.
June 6, 2017
NASA0001 Lowe's: Disregard 4 tips on Gauge A during routine maintenance.
NASA0018 Plywood Plant: Disregard 1 tip on Gauge A.
NASA0009 Hayward's Lott: Replaced the solar panel on IOWA gauge.
June 9, 2017
Site 6 Saxis: Replaced all stand alones with new calibrated gauges. Replaced the logger on Gauge C due to working improperly.
June 13, 2017
Site 25 Carmean: Homeowner is moving mobile home and replacing it with a new one. Asked to move gauge site 100' away from original site on same land.
Site 22 DNR: Disregard tip on Gauge B.
June 20, 2017
Site 12 H and H: New site relocation from Mike Watson to H and H pharmacy @ 6300 Maddox Blvd Chincoteague. Ran successful test packet.
June 21, 2017
Site 19 Pete's Hill: Replaced all gauges with new calibrated gauges. Logger B was not recognized by software. Will need to be replaced.
Site 3 Princess Anne Water Treatment: Replaced with all new calibrated gauges. Gauge B's battery in logger has died so that was replaced.
Site 21 Koehler: Low tips during last rain event. Gauge A's buckets have come off the pivots. Replaced the bucket and pivots.
June 23, 2017
Site 11 Jester: Gauge A has a bias. Entire platform was picked up and moved from previous location, gauges were all out of level and grounding rod was beside platform. Reinstalled grounding rod and levelled all gauges.
June 26, 2017
Bloxom Winery: Replaced gauges with calibrated gauges. Replaced data logger batteries. Data did not sync correctly. Levelled as needed.
Site 7 Crisfield Airport: Replaced gauges with new calibrated gauges. 2 loggers had stopped unexpectedly. All batteries were replaced. Gauge B has a bucket out of pivot.
June 28, 2017
Site 24 Stille: Installed new calibrated gauges. Investigating a bias from previous rain event.
June 29, 2017
NASA0004 PMS: Disregard one tip on Gauge A during regular maintenance.
NASA0003 Triangle: Disregard tip on Gauge B during regular maintenance.
June 30, 2017
WFF Balloon Site: Installed gauge in previous SN38 location.
Site 5 Wallops ASOS: Replaced loggers for Gauge A and B. Downloaded good data from C.
Site 2 Dave Marks: Replaced old gauges with calibrated gauges. Gauge A logger was stopped in mid-February.
July 2017
July 3, 2017
Site 8 Salisbury Airport: Gauge B stopped logging data early on. Replaced wiring assembly in Gauge C and reinstalled logger. Replaced gauges with new calibrated gauges.
July 5, 2017
NASA0015 Sysco: Disregard 8 tips on Gauge B during regular maintenance.
NASA0010 James Lankford: Tightened the tipping mechanism for the pivots.
Site 19 Pete's Hill: Installed logger to Gauge B and bird spikes to all gauges.
July 6, 2017
Site 13 Powellville FD: Can on Gauge B was off the screws. Levelled Gauge A as well.
Site 14 Fairmount: Gauge B has a bias. Cleaned funnels and buckets.
Site 25 Carmean: Investiagting a bias since last rain event. Clogged funnel was cleaned and is now reporting.
July 10, 2017
Site 5 Wallops ASOS: Swapped out gauges for calibrated ones.
July 11, 2017
NASA0023 Herb Kelder: Bias on Gauge A. Bucket came out of the pivot and was loose. Pivot was adjusted and tightened. Diregard 4 tips on Gauge A.
July 13, 2017
NASA0016 Crip Taylor: Bias on Gauge B. Sprinkler from homeowner was hitting the gauge. No rain event at this time and caused false tips.
July 14, 2017
Melfa: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges. Two loggers were not started properly from last visit. All batteried were replaced. All loggers were started at this visit.
Site 15 Silva Rd: Investigating a bias. It looks like the height of the corn could be accounting for the bias.
Accomac: Replaced gauges with calibrated new gauges.
July 17, 2017
Site 18 Redden Farm: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges. Batteries on B and C died. Replaced batteries and downloaded good data from Gauge A.
Site 29 Sacks Site: Gauges A and C have bad batteries. Replaced batteries. Good data from Gauge B.
Site 11 Jester: Investigating a bias on gauges. Both cans were lifted off of the gauges. Replaced with new 8 inch gauges.
July 19, 2017
NASA0011 YMCA: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges. Disregard 8 tips on Gauge B.
Site 28 Wilkerson: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges. Disregard 4 tips on Gauge A and 2 tips on Gauge B.
July 20, 2017
WFF Pad: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges. Only data from PAD3,4,5,6 and HSPAD were read. All other loggers were broken and replaced. Installed new loggers on PitA, Pad 1 and 2.
WFF A41: Installed new calibrated gauges.
July 21, 2017
Site 29 Sacks Site: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges.
Site 4 Coulbourne Ln: Replaced old gauges with calibrated gauges. Replaced all logger batteries.
Site 26 LeVeque: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges.
July 24, 2017
Site 25 Carmean: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges. Previous bias on both gauges, but hopefully the new gauges will report correctly now.
July 25, 2017
Site 25 Carmean: Bias on both gauges. Investigated further to reveal that bias is caused by large mowers used to clear surrounding area. Disregard 3 tips on Gauge A and 33 tips on Gauge B from this morning.
Site 9 Snow Hill Auto: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges. Replaced batteries on all loggers for PM.
Site 23 Richardson: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges.
Site 10 Dept of Ag.: Replaced both gauges with new calibrated gauges. Gauge B had a bias due to being blown off the stand and full of water. Replacements should fix this issue.
Site 22 DNR: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges.
July 26, 2017
Site 26 LeVeque: Investigating a bias due to foam being left in funnel from installation of new gauges.
July 28, 2017
Site 1 McIntyre: Installed new IOWA platform from the previous Pusey site. Successfull test packet sent.
July 31, 2017
NASA0001 Lowes: Bias on Gauge A. Completely clogged so it was cleaned thoroughly.
August 2017
August 3, 2017
Site 6 Saxis: Onsite to relocate standalone gauges. Moved them to a close by field because of a newly constructed building by the fire house that would obstruct the rain gauges. PLease note that data for the past few months may be skewed from the influence of the new building.
Site 21 Koehler: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges.
August 4, 2017
Site 17 TNC Boomer: Installed new calibrated gauges to replace old ones.
WFF Pad: Installed refurbished platform gauges near the barn at the facility. Platform numbers are NASA0042, NASA0090 and NASA0039. They are near trees and the building so only use data for testing and not complete and reliable data.
Site 20 Sod Farm: Replaced old gauges with new calibrated gauges.
August 8, 2017
WFF Pad: Inspected gauges on the pad. Pit A was clogged. Debris removed and operating now.
August 9, 2017
WFF Pad: Visited the barn to inspect NASA0042. NASA0042 has a bad modem. So, NASA0030 modem was put into NASA0042 platform. NASA0039 and NASA0090 are both fully refurbished. NASA0042 is operational but needs a few more days of testing before placing in the field.
August 10, 2017
Site 32 Thornton: Installed platform NASA0039.
NASA0009 Hayward's Lott: Corn is extremely tall next to the platform and may skew the data.
NASA0023 Herb Kelder: Investigating a bias and discovered that the platform was completely moved and damage was done to the funnels. Bucket A was tightened and secured.
August 11, 2017
Site 33 Miller: Installed NASA0042.
Site 12 H & H Pharmacy: Can B was off screws. Replaced can and tightened.
August 14, 2017
NASA0007 Gerlach: Investigating a bias. Both gauges had debris in the funnel and were cleaned. Disregard 2 tips on Gauge A and 1 tip on Gauge B.
August 15, 2017
Site 33 Miller: Investigating a bias on Gauge B. Pivots were loose making the bucket tip erratically. Replaced pivots and now is operating and tipping correctly.
WFF Pad: Investigation of NASA0090 at the barn because it was not reporting to the website. Software seems to get hung up and only happens with the newer black boxes. Red LED light stays on constantly. Could not resolve at this time.
August 16, 2017
Site 16 Stockton FD: Swapped out old gauges for new calibrated gauges.
August 23, 2017
Site 31 TNC Boomer 2: Inspecting the platform to determine why it isn't reporting to the website. After several resets, no conclusion.
August 24, 2017
Site 31 TNC Boomer 2: Continuous troubleshooting to determine why it isn't reporting to the website. Server seems fine, does not have a GPS lock or successful packet. Could possibly be a bad modem.
September 2017
September 5, 2017
Site 12 H & H Pharmacy: Investigating a bias and found that Gauge B was lying on the ground and the black funnel piece was missing. Replaced the entire gauge.
September 6, 2017
NASA0021 James East: Inspecting a bias and found that Gauge B was clogged with spider webs. Cleaned and leveled.
September 7, 2017
Site 3 Princess Anne Water Treatment: Gauge A's funnel was completely broken off. Brought back in to the office to fix. Collected data from Gauges A and B. Data is switched however. So, a=b and b=a. Gauge C's logger was not hooked up so no data was collected.
Site 2 Dave Marks: Gauge 02A was not recording data. Tested tips and recorded. Will monitor in the future. All other data from other two gauges was downloaded.
September 11, 2017
Site 3 Princess Anne Water Treatment: Replaced Gauge A's wooden box stand and gauge.
September 25, 2017
NASA0003 Triangle Site: Bias on Gauge A. Cleaned out gauge. Disregard tip on Gauge A.
October 2017
October 4, 2017
Site 4 Coulbourne: Gauges have been moved again so the data may contain erroneous tips.
October 12, 2017
Site 33 Miller: Investigating a bias on Gauge A. Magnet was the cause of the bias. Will need to bring a new magnet or gauge on next trip. Disregard 1 tip on each gauge.
October 18, 2017
NASA0010 James Lankford: Low voltage on battery so battery was replaced.
November 2017
November 1, 2017
Site 16 Stockton F.D.: Replaced dying battery.
November 2, 2017
Site 33 Miller: Replaced magnet on Gauge A. Performed successful continuity tests.
NASA0003 Triangle: Bias on Gauge B. Found spiderwebs covering the funnel. Cleaned gauges thoroughly. Disregard all tips on Gauge B.
NASA0023 Herb Kelder: Investigating the bias on Gauge A. Spiderwebs were clogging the bucket and funnel.
NASA0002: Mike Sigrist: Investigating bias on Gauge B. Found spiderwebs were clogging bucket and funnel.
November 13, 2017
Site 33 Miller: Reinstalled Gauge A back on the platform. Diregard tips on Gauge B.
December 2017
December 22, 2017
WFF Pad: Switched IPs for NASA0029 to UAH servers, but not successful. Will return.
December 26, 2017
WFF Pad: Reinstalled the electronics box for NASA0029. Cell signal could not be attained though. Looks to be an issue with cell antenna or modem. Should be connecting after testing to UAH servers by 1225 local, however 4 test packets were unsuccessful.
Site 12 H&H Pharmacy: IP was switched successfuly to UAH.
December 28, 2017
NASA0014 Pocomoke American Legion: IP was switched to UAH successfully.
NASA0003 Triangle: IP was switched successfully to UAH.
NASA0001 Lowes: Switched IP to UAH successfully.
December 29, 2017
Site 28 Wilkerson: Switched IP to UAH successfully.
Site 11 Jester: Switched IP to UAH successfully.