The site expanded slowly as I wrote more PHP scripts for it, and I began offering these PHP scripts (for free) to have other weather enthusiasts use them on their PHP personal weather websites. You can see the V2.0 site version in the graphic to the left. In the process, the site morphed from being SHTML into full PHP and went live in February, 2006. In October, 2005, I started on a major redesign of the website using a basic CSS template from Dreamweaver 4 as the starting point. This design served as the primary web presence for about two years until early 2006.Īfter joining a couple of weather forums and seeing what others have done to display their weather on personal weather websites, I thought it was time for a major update of my weather website. A perl script later, the WeatherUnderground and NWS forecasts were displayed. The observations were also sent to CWOP and WeatherUnderground. In February, 2004, the current Davis Vantage Pro system was installed, and a simple one-page website (see image on right side) was created to display the current conditions using WeatherLink software. After a couple of more years, I decided it was time for an upgrade, and with retirement came the opportunity to dig into the weather hobby. After a couple of years, it was replaced by a Oregon Scientific wireless system. My first "real" weather station was an Oregon Scientific cabled system. My general interest in weather (and geology) started long ago. In all, a lovely place to live, and somewhat boring for a weather enthusiast since it is a microclimate of moderation. Temperature averages in high 30's in January to mid 80's in July. Snow is an unusual event, happening about every 15 years in Saratoga proper, but the fringing mountains have snow for a few days each year. The varied terrain of the San Francisco Bay Area cause many microclimates to exist - Saratoga enjoys a Mediterranian-style climate and usually only two seasons "Spring" and "Fall". Money Magazine has included the City of Saratoga as number 26 in it's 2005 annual " Best Places to Live" More detailed history of Saratoga is available on the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce website and the Saratoga Historical Society website. Hakone Gardens, a City park operated by the Hakone Foundation, is the oldest Japanese-style residential gardens in the Western Hemisphere. The Mountain Winery in the Saratoga foothills features world-class concerts each Spring and Summer. The City also is home to Villa Montalvo, the former home of Senator James Duval Phelan which is host to an art gallery, an artist in residence program, concert performances and park trails and grounds. With beginnings in middle 1800's, and incorporated in 1956, the community has a historic downtown district, "Saratoga Village," or "The Village" with distinctive dining and unique shops. The City of Saratoga is an attractive residential community with excellent schools and unique characteristics. PHP for thermometer graphic (WD/VWS/Cumulus).Envt.Canada Lighting Danger (English/French).NOAA ATOM/CAP multifeed processor (PHP5).Wunderground forecast with icons - multilingual.VisualCrossing Forecast with icons - multilingual.Pirateweather Forecast with icons - multilingual.OpenWeatherMap Forecast with icons - multilingual. Aerisweather Forecast with icons - multilingual.WXSIM Forecast with icons RSS 2.0 feed multi-lingual.
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