Euro really backed off the cold shot for end of week...went from mid 20's on Friday to low 40's, and lowest Temps from low teens to low 20's by Sat. am. Other models do still show the colder outlook however.
Pressure bottomed out at 28.79"...Total rain of 0.97"...Wind gusted to 45 mph. High temp of 58° which is a date record...Had a 10° temp rise in ten minutes earlier this am.
Those excessive rain totals earlier forecasted have gone by the wayside....now look to finish with around 1.25" from last night thru tomorrow midday, more s less n. So far 0.64" here.
Definitely the Vantage Pro2... Still using my original installed in 2003. Have replaced rain gage, anemometer and temp sensor once during that time...No other problems to speak of. Backup battery in iss has been replaced 3 or 4 times, so very good indeed. Not a fan of the all in one stations at all... Can't have temp, rain and wind sensor at same height and expect accuracy on all three. Of course budget and installation availability may limit what you can purchase.
The only good thing so far for me is that Dec, at least the first three weeks was ok with some snow and cold....got to enjoy the winter feel leading up to Christmas.
Where we end up Feb temp wise remains to be seen, but with 40 years of records, the last two Febs were my warmest on record...hate to make it three straight.
January finished here as follows.... Mean temp. 37.2° is 5th warmest, Precip. 1.88" is 3rd driest, snowfall of 2.8" is 6.6" below normal. Good riddance!