This was bought to replace an older one that had stopped being accurate and was using batteries like crazy. So far no issues and the display that came with it is very handy instead of having to go to the website.
Purchased this model and it has never measured the first drop of rainfall. Very disappointed !
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from AcuRiteBy acuritepwr, acuritepwr, August 14, 2024
We apologize that your Iris Weather Station is not measuring rainfall, but we would be happy to assist! Please try the suggestions in the following link and reach out to our support team via live chat or email request if we can further assist. https://support.acurite.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007378634-AcuRite-Iris-5-in-1-No-Rainfall
This is my second weather station what I like the most is the new indoor display. The screen is larger and the layout is easy to read. Very user friendly.
The weather station will not register one drop of rainfall after two or three nice showers that we've had in our area.
Response from AcuRiteBy acuritepwr, acuritepwr, July 31, 2024
We apologize that your station is experiencing an issue, but we would be happy to assist! Please review the suggestions in the following link and reach out to our support team via live chat or email request if we can further assist. https://support.acurite.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007378634-AcuRite-Iris-5-in-1-No-Rainfall
It made a loud ticking/whirring sound from the beginning. My previous unit was quiet, so I should have been suspicious. This year it suddenly went silent, but records 86f degrees day and night, which is absurd. It's about 70f during the day. Still, I will probably buy a new one.
Only one wish - that I could manually select wind chill, dew point, or heat index instead of it being automatically selected based on temperature. Otherwise, great product.