About This Station
The station is powered by a Oregon Scientific WMR200a weather station. The data is collected every 1 second and the site is updated every 5 minutes. This site and its data is collected using Weather Display Software. The station is comprised of an anemometer, a rain gauge, a UV sensor, and a thermo-hydro sensor situated in optimal positions for highest accuracy possible.
About This Area
Washington County is a rural county that covers approximately 391,040 acres, of which 16,448 are fresh water and 374,592 are land. The population is more than 21,000. The county is found in Northwest Florida, about 50 miles north of Panama City and midway between Pensacola and Tallahassee. Main roads serving the county are I-10, State Roads 77, 79, 20 and US 90. Jackson County, Holmes County, Walton County and Bay County border the county. The county seat is Chipley. The CSX Railroad System runs through Chipley and provides Amtrak service to Jacksonville to the east and Pensacola to the west. Panama City-Bay County Airport and Dothan Municipal Airport provides commercial air service. The Tri-County Airport provides small terminal facilities for light general aviation services.
Much of Washington County is uninhabited, with most of the population residing in or around Chipley, Caryville, Ebro, Sunny Hills Vernon, Wausau, and other developments around the county's many lakes.
The climate in Washington County is humid subtropical with 71 inches of annual rainfall distributed throughout the year. The average temperature is about 66 degrees Fahrenheit. The average minimum for January is 42 degrees Fahrenheit and average maximum for July is 91 degrees.
Washington County is centrally located in the Florida Panhandle providing both residents and guests with an array of choices in shopping, church activities, dining, recreational, and employment opportunities. Excellent schools and medical facilities are available. Parks and recreational areas abound in the area. All of this while still retaining the charm of small town and rural living. It is a great place to visit and an excellent place for a family-oriented lifestyle.
About This Website
This site is a template design by CarterLake.org with PHP conversion by Saratoga-Weather.org.
Special thanks go to Kevin Reed at TNET Weather for his work on the original Carterlake templates, and his design for the common website PHP management.
Special thanks to Mike Challis of Long Beach WA for his wind-rose generator, Theme Switcher and CSS styling help with these templates.
Special thanks go to Ken True of Saratoga-Weather.org for the AJAX conditions display, dashboard and integration of the TNET Weather common PHP site design for this site.
Template is originally based on Designs by Haran.
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