In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 15 Feb 2020 08:07:02 -0600, Dean Hoffman
wrote:

On 2/15/20 6:00 AM, micky wrote:

I thought this would interest you all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automa...eather_station

Versions of these things are available for farmers to use for crop
monitoring. A farmer can use his smart phone to
check things and run his irrigation system accordingly.
They can use heating degree days to tell them when the crops are ready
for harvest.
Wow, how things have changed in the last 50 years.

It's amazing.