UPDATE (6/24/08, 10:30 am CDT): Live data is back up, with the exception of wind and rain data. Those are down for repair. We have re-enabled the WXSIM forecasts and the NWR feed. We have also enabled publishing to other websites on a temporary basis. However, this data is still subject to corruption, so use at your own risk.

Our new Contact page is up, and we are currently working on our new Mobile/WAP site. More details to come soon!

Drafts

  • 1.0 (5/1/06) - very first draft (duh), had bare necessities (never published to internet)
  • 2.0 (5/3/06) - first time to publish to internet
  • 2.1-2.3 - I can't remember, various bug fixes
  • 2.4 - added CC license
  • 2.5 - added this draft/version page
  • 2.6 - made home/history pages XHTML and CSS compliant
  • 3.0 (5/4/06) - added NWS forecast page
  • 3.1 - fixed broken links on forecast page
  • 3.2 - added at-a-glance forecast and warnings to home page
  • 4.0 - added live weather conditions to homepage
  • 4.1 - made At-A-Glance Forecast XHTML/CSS compliant (removed pictures)
  • 4.2 - removed Construction History section on homepage, added link for Vindkast PHP script (was the problem for 4.4)
  • 4.3 - some major problem with PHP on homepage, removed all PHP content for the time being (see 4.4) (yes, I did make a backup)
  • 4.4 (5/5/06) - fixed PHP problem
  • 4.5 - fixed problems with conditions units, added link to Vindkast.com
  • 5.0 - added "about this site" page
  • 5.1 (7/11/06) - added "Bugs/Things to be fixed" section to this page, removed weather station damage notice
  • 6.0 (11/20/06) - finally decided to revive this website, changed CWOP links to reflect new callsign, removed GR2 feed area, changed construction wording, removed Adsense placeholder, added At-A-Glance bug below
  • 6.1 - added forecast image bug, updated About page
  • 7.0 (11/21/06) - live conditions on homepage by Weather Display added
  • 7.1 - made homepage XHTML compliant, fixed a few minor bugs
  • 7.2 - added related links page
  • 7.3 - added real-time weather page from Weather Underground
  • 7.4 - (4/10/07) updated footers to reflect 2007, changed construction notice on homepage
  • 8.0 - (4/15/07) fixed forecast page to be XHTML compliant, fixed border around XHTML validating image
  • 8.1 - fixed links and live page to be XHTML compliant
  • 8.2 - added bullets to this page, updated footers to show new CC license 3.0, working on warning and earthquake page, added homepage forecast, changed index links to "index.php"
  • 9.0 (6/22/07) - major update - purchased "germantownwx.com" domain and hosting
  • 9.1 - added earthquake page
  • 9.2 - added homepage warning header
  • 9.3 (6/23/07) - added warning page, modified right link list for better organization
  • 9.4 (6/25/07) - simplified footer, added web counter (not viewable to public)
  • 9.5 - fixed various bugs with warning script (had some severe wx move through), added "Ideas" to this page
  • 9.6 (6/28/07) - added not found/404 page, added more days to forecast at a glance to fill box (see bugs)
  • 9.7 (6/29/07) - added Google Adsense ads
  • 10.0 - added about page
  • 11.0 - added AJAX homepage weather
  • 11.1 (7/13/07) - changed all pages to PHP for better backend development
  • 11.2 (8/6/07) - added warning header to every page
  • 11.3 (8/11/07) - added weather history page
  • 12.0 - added sidebar AJAX current conditions/gizmo
  • 12.1 (9/16/07) - cleaned homepage AJAX table up a little, fixed a few minor bugs
  • 12.2 - updated about page
  • 13.0 - added metro area weather
  • 13.1 (9/17/07) - metro area weather page causing server problems...taken off for now
  • 13.2 (9/18/07) - added homepage thermometer
  • 13.3 - brought back the weather history graphs...but they still need some work :)
  • 13.4 (9/28/07) - added homepage warning graphic
  • 13.5 (10/27/07) - cleaned up headers, finished making all external pages open in a new window, made all titles uniform, fixed a few minor bugs. Also (finally) enabled automatic WXSIM runs, which should update every three hours.
  • 14.0 (10/28/07) - added NWR page
  • 14.1 (11/6/07) - fixed bugs that caused forecast and warnings to not display (mainly the switch from crh.noaa.gov to forecast.weather.gov)
  • 14.2 (11/19/07) - made WX history page XHTML compliant, updated homepage thermometer script to autoscale
  • 15.0 (11/20/07) - added WX stickers page
  • 15.1 (11/21/07) - made warning page XHTML valid when warnings show, added USA Weather Finder button, changed homepage "heat index" to "feels like"
  • 15.2 (11/24/07) - fixed internal network problem that stopped updates to the website after a 16 hour outage, fixed NWS forecast so that the forecast still shows when point forecasts are not available
  • 15.3 (12/24/07) - updated homepage AJAX table
  • 16.0 (12/31/07) - updated with new site template
  • 17.0 (2/12/08) - added GR2AE radar grab page
  • 18.0 (6/23/08) - enabled live updating after two months of downtime due to station malfunctions, added Contact page, replaced Weather History page with new script that uses WU data, updated Terms of Use to show notice about WU data

Bugs / Things to Fix

  • Homepage windrose graphic isn't transparent in IE (stupid IE!)
  • FIXED (7/11/06): Remove notice on homepage about weather station being damaged
  • FIXED (11/21/06) (by changing to WD): Fix At-A-Glance forecast to only show three days, not ten
  • FIXED (11/21/06) (by changing to WD): Fix forecast images (not appearing, causing major problems)
  • FIXED (11/21/06) (by changing to WD): Current conds on homepage - wind direction isn't appearing, date/time is screwed up, and pressure is weird
  • FIXED (11/21/06) (by changing to WD): At-A-Glance Forecast on homepage - actual forecast isn't appearing
  • FIXED (4/15/07): Somehow make forecast page XHTML/CSS compliant (use CL's new script)
  • FIXED (4/15/07): Make links and real-time page XHTML/CSS compliant
  • FIXED (6/23/07): Make forecast text fit inside webpage
  • FIXED (6/28/07): Make homepage forecast at a glance fill the entire box
  • FIXED (9/16/07): Add credits somewhere
  • FIXED (10/27/07): Make all outside links open in a new window
  • FIXED (10/27/07): Make titles of pages uniform
  • FIXED (11/19/07): Make WX History page XHTML valid

Finished Versions

None yet as site is still under construction.

I will finally make a "completed version" when a radar page is added.


Ideas

  • Add more weather sensors as shown on the About This Site page
  • Persuade Mike at GRLevelX to add FTP uploading to GR2AE
  • Mobile/WAP edition (Work in Progress)
  • Fire weather? (WD produces it, just figure out a way to display it)
  • Add a radar page, with storm attributes
  • Add photos of weather station on About page (Work in Progress)
  • ADDED: Use JPgraphs to make graphs on the weather history page
  • ADDED: Add weather stickers for use on other people's websites
  • Possibly split About page into separate pages

**Never base important decisions on this or any weather information obtained from the Internet.**