Gabba: As an extreme example if ww really wanted to save money they could just pull them manually off the ms website for free- but obviously they don't want that and they would have to state the data is provided by the nz govt and or the metservice.
I would not even attempt to copy the highs from MS. We would probably get our knuckles wrapped. Hence why we dont. Copyright. Apparently we are not allowed to copy anything from their site and republish. WW would be much the same I guess.

They have not given this forum permission to do as such  and despite my effects I doubt they will. Anything we are republishing as with maps is infringing on their copyright.
Maybe the forum needs to be weary of this.
[/quote]So Jenny where do we get our high & lows from they say MS on the posts.
And where does MS get there data do they own the weather stations?.

Thanks Jenny.
Looks like NIWA use the data from these stations too as there highs are the same in there Data.
Just been looking at the Ww Terms of Use and it looks like anyone can use this info as long as its not use for commercial purposes.

I don't think MS would have any problems with us manually getting the data from them, - after all they are manually checking our stations and using our info, especially those sites with webcams.

Metservice allow some information to be reposted with acknowlegement. They define information as two types:
Limited Use and General Use.

General Use data is clearly defined in the T's and C's and must only be used for non-commercial use with acknowledgement. Limited Use data is anything else that they provide and cannot be used without permission.

In all cases read the T's and C's which are available here and make sure you understand them before using the data in any way, either for yourself or the forum:
http://www.metservice.com/about/legal-disclaimer

As a note I've written this post about 3 times and not posted it, because I didn't want to encourage /  risk people posting the wrong data and potentially have the forum fall foul of the MS T's and C's. So I do have to (politely) mention at this point that anything posted on the forum against the MS T's and C's will be removed by the moderators.

DeepSouthWeather - a lot of temperature issues come down to the fact of poor installation, poor location, poor insulation and poor ventilation.  A Davis does not excuse three of those issues unless it has a 24hr FARS attached of which only a few models do.  They do have a reasonable Stevenson shield type of solar barrier and draft ventilation.

Most temperature sensors are accurate to within 0.1ºC whether is a Davis device or some other breed.

So, even a cheap la Crosse such as mine, can give a better range and response than a Davis with some home engineering and a good location.  The Vantage Vue Davis units, for example, are a compromise and leave some temperature issues to be desired.

Out of the box though and with some installation guidleines and rules, I agree, you can't go much past a Davis 6152 etc series (preferring the 6153 FARS model) if it has been well sited.