The Department of Science and Technology -Eastern Samar Provincial S&T Center (DOST-Eastern Samar), in coordination with the DOST-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) and the DOST-Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has recently completed the installation of two (2) AUTOMATED WEATHER MONITORING STATIONS in Salcedo and Can-avid, Eastern Samar. These stations are part of the 180 weather stations that are being deployed all over the country to complement DOST-PAGASA’s weather monitoring facilities. The stations are stand-alone devices that measure weather-related parameters every 15 minutes and automatically transmit the data to DOST servers on real-time basis.The station in Salcedo is called the Automated Weather Station (AWS) and is capable of real-time measurement of wind direction and speed, air temperature, humidity, air pressure, rain amount, rain intensity and duration. On the other hand, the Automated Rain Gauge (ARG) installed in Can-avid can only measure air pressure and rain amount in the area. The raw data acquired by the AWS and ARG stations are automatically posted on this website - http://202.90.149.66/predict/stations.php - which also contains the measurements acquired by other AWS and ARG stations built nationwide.
The deployment of these state-of-the-art weather tracking equipment are expected to eliminate subjectivity in manual weather observations and delays in data transmission through real-time monitoring of weather disturbances in every corner of the Philippine archipelago. Further, the said devices would play a crucial role in disaster preparedness and mitigation, especially during typhoons and floods, and are expected to result in lower rate of casualties and lesser number of damaged properties and livelihood.
For more information, please visit our office or call us at landline number (055) 261-2664 or call/text us using mobile number 0918.515.9990.
(Arnaldo T. Amosco DOST E. Samar Provincial Director)
