1. Performance of Automatic Weather Stations in Kenya K. I. Essendi Kenya Meteorological Department Kenya

2. AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS 1998-9. u Mtwapa-Coast (Indian Ocean) u Dagoretti Corner -Nairobi (Central) u Kibos-Nyanza (Western Kenya)

3. Comparison 1 - MTWAPA

4. Comparison 2 - Dagoretti Corner (Nairobi)

5. DAGORETTI AWS

6. DAGORETTI 06Z

7. DAGORETTI 18Z

8. DAGORETTI 00Z

9. DAGORETTI 12Z

10. Comparison 3 - KIBOS

11. Conclusions u The three automatic weather stations proved to be consistent in the measurements and transmissions. The data compared well with that of the co-located manned stations. u For Kibos and Mtwapa the minimum temperature and daily rainfall problems can be addressed. u More stations can be deployed after some similar tests.

12. PRESENT AWS