| Network | ASOS-standard | ECONET-tower | AWOS-III | RAWS | COOP-TP | |
| Temperature | Sensor | RTDb | Ceramic capacitance | RTDb | Platinum resistance | MMTSd |
| Range | −62˚C to 54˚C | −52˚C to 60˚C | −128˚C to 54˚C | −50˚C to +50˚C | −48˚C to 52˚C | |
| Accuracy | RMSEc: 1.1˚F - 7.9˚F | ±0.2˚C at −40˚C, ±0.3˚C at 20˚C, ±0.4˚C at 40˚C | RMSEc: of ±1.8˚F | ±0.6˚C | ±0.3˚C | |
| DRRa | 60 min | 30 min | 60 min | 60 min | 24 hour | |
| Precipitation | Sensor | Heated tipping bucket | Tipping bucket rain gage | Heated tipping bucket | Tipping bucket | Std Rain Gage or Fischer & Porter |
| Range | 0 - 10 in/hr | Infinite in increments of tips | Infinite in increments of tips | 0 - 99.99 in | 0 - 8 in(SRG), 0 - 20 in (F&P) | |
| Accuracy | ±0.02" or 4% hourly total | ±0.5 kt | Within 1% if <1 in/hr, −3% if 1 - 2 in/hr, −5% if 2 - 3 in/hr | Within ±3% of total | Within ±1% to 5% | |
| DRRa | 60 min | 30 min | 60 min | 60 min | 24 hour | |
| Wind speed/gust | Sensor | Cup anemometer | Helicoid propeller | Cup anemometer | Cup anemometer or transducers | Cup anemometer |
| Range | 0 to 125 kt | Sustained 0 - 116 kt, gusts 0 - 191 kt | 0 to 125 kt | 87 kt | 0 - 135 kt | |
| Accuracy | ±2 kt or within 5% whicever is greater | ±0.5 kt | ±2 kt or within 5% whicever is greater | ±5% | ±1.1% | |
| DRRa | 60 min | 30 min | 60 min | 60 min | 24 hr | |
| Wind direction | Sensor | Vane | Potentiometer vane | Vane | Vane | - |
| Range | 0 to 359 degrees | 360 degree mechanical, 0 - 355 degree electrical | 0 to 359 degrees | 0 - 360 degrees | - | |
| Accuracy | ±5 deg when speed is <5 kt | ±3 degrees | ±5 deg when speed is <5 kt | ±5% | - | |
| DRRa | 60 min | 30 min | 60 min | 60 min | - | |