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The Weather station is situated on the edge of the Cathedral city of Wells in the Chicote Valley, a small valley on the southen egde of the Mendip Hills. Through the valley lies a small stream which runs towards the Cathedral.
Meteorological data is collected via a Davis Vantage Pro2 Wireless Weather station automatically logging, temperatures, humidity, wind speed, wind direct, rainfall, incidented solar radition, and pressure. The station is a member of the Climatologoical observers link run by the Royal Meteorological Society and rainfall data is also collected on behalf of the Environment agency and the Met Office. The Weather station commenced recording daily on the 13th of October
1997, although the AWS (automatic weather station) commenced recording in Sep 1999, logging readings every five minutes
Digital
Terrain model of Wells, Somerset and the southern slop of the
Mendip Hills.
Wells, lies within
the lee of the Mendip hills which rise to nearly 1000 feet to
the north. The terrain is marked by a series of deeply incised
valley, Wells, famous for it's cathedral and the springs which
rise from the depth of the earth.
3D view of the terrain
in and around Wells, looking east.
Aerial image overlaid on the DTM above : viewed from
the East, looking West wards towards Wells
Digital representations
Note: The location of the station is marked by a red
circle.
 View of Wells eastwards, the Mendip hills rise
to the left, while Kings castle, an Iron age hill fort rises
to the right. 
View of Wells and the Chilcote valley from the
east looking down the valley, the Mendip hills rise to the right
.
 Digital view of Wells looking eastwards |
