| Weather stations that can be used by people at | | | | the chemicals in the battery start to have a |
| home are quite useful weather instruments to | | | | problem and become weak and may stop |
| monitor one's immediate environment. These tools | | | | working altogether. However, new alkaline |
| have the ability to provide information that the | | | | batteries may still work up to 0 degree Celsius. If |
| weather man can't. There are many different | | | | your battery is weak, bring it indoors to warm it |
| types of weather instruments that offer excellent | | | | up and use them again. |
| utility and accurate information for a range of | | | | NiMh Rechargeable Batteries: If you stay in a |
| activities, including sports, research, professional | | | | really cold region where temperatures during |
| photography, adventure travel, and agriculture etc. | | | | winter months, often fall to below 0 degrees, its |
| A weather station at your house can be quite | | | | best to buy NiMh rechargeable batteries. These |
| useful especially on the months of fall and winter, | | | | batteries work up to -10 degree C levels, |
| during which time the weather can be quite | | | | however, you will have to recharge them on a |
| unpredictable. Weather during summer is pretty | | | | more frequent basis to keep your weather |
| much predictable, but winter months especially in | | | | station working. |
| colder regions of the United States of America | | | | Lithium AA Batteries: A new entrant in the |
| and Canada can be quite dangerous. | | | | market, these Lithium AA size batteries are |
| Unfortunately, even if you buy one of the best | | | | excellent for cold weather. They work even in |
| brands of home weather stations, it's the | | | | temperatures as low as -30 degrees. However, |
| batteries that often pose a problem. The colder | | | | unlike NiMh cells, these batteries can't be |
| the weather, the worse their performance. When | | | | recharged and must not be used in the NiMh AA |
| compared with car batteries, that give specific | | | | recharger. |
| warnings regarding battery performance during | | | | In case you have a portable weather station that |
| various seasons, batteries used in these weather | | | | works with remote sensors and has a LCD |
| instruments are conspicuous due to lack of this | | | | display, it is possible that even when you use Li |
| information. Since batteries form an important | | | | batteries the display tends to freeze below 0 |
| part of the station system, it's important to not | | | | degree. The reason for this is because LCDs are |
| just be able to choose the right battery but also | | | | incapable of operation in very cold conditions. |
| understand the difference between the different | | | | However, keep the weather meter inside |
| types. | | | | exposing it to outside environment only when you |
| Alkaline Batteries: These batteries are good for | | | | need to check the weather and just trust the |
| weather station sensor located outside your | | | | device! In any case, weather stations display the |
| home during mild summers to cold winters. | | | | data on the screen indoors and will indicate a |
| However, as it gets colder, below freezing point, | | | | problem, if it does exist. |