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About the Hardware - About This Website - About Thornton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About the HardwareThe station is powered by a Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 Plus weather station. The station comprises an array of sensors including an anemometer (wind), rain gauge, a thermo-hygro sensor, and a UV sensor and solar radiation sensor. The temperature and humidity sensors are housed in a radiation shield to protect against solar radiation and other sources of radiated and reflected heat. This shield also is aspirated by a 24 hour fan to ensure accurate readings. The data is collected from the sensors every 2 seconds and the website is updated from every 10 seconds to every 10 minutes depending on the data and the page. For our lightning detection system, we utilize a Boltek StormTracker coupled with specialized software (Nexstorm) to track and range lightning targets. For more information, please click here to view the page about our lightning system. The ThorntonWeather.com webcams are TRENDnet TV-IP100W wireless cameras capable of standard VGA resolution (640x480 pixels). The cameras are housed in waterproof enclosures that are heated for use in cold weather and fan aspirated to prevent overheating in warm temperatures. Images are uploaded to the Internet every five minutes.
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About Thornton
On September 21, 1953 work on the first 30 homes began and then On January 31, 1954, the first 40 families moved into brand new, one-story brick houses. The Thornton Community Association (TCA) was formed in 1954 to help guide the new community's development. By the end of 1955, Thornton had 5,500 residents in over 1,200 homes. On May 26, 1956, Thornton was incorporated as a Colorado city and had a population of 8,640 and was one square mile in size. From a town in the middle of nowhere, Thornton grew - and continues to grow - rapidly. That single housing development from 1953 has now grown into a city with an estimated population of 120,000 (2007) and now encompasses over 27 square miles. Thornton is the sixth most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 225th most populous city in the United States. To learn more about Thornton, please visit their web site at: http://www.cityofthornton.net. For more information on Thornton / Denver and Colorado climate, please see our Climatology pages. * ThorntonWeather.com is not endorsed by or an official website of the City of Thornton. |