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Faced with a stuck anemometer yet again, my weather station has been convinced we're enjoying windless days in hurricane-like winds. My usual approach of squirting it with hot water from my super soaker only worked for a few minutes before the single-digit temperatures froze it up solid again. Shooting it with my airsoft gun and taping together broom handles to reach it probably provided ample entertainment for my neighbors, but had no effect on freeing it. Fortunately I was able to witness the actual problem during my shenanigans and discovered my furnace exhaust blows directly into it, providing more than enough moisture to freeze it up solid on cold days. Realizing I'm not yet obsessed enough to climb onto a snowy roof to relocate it, I'm admitting defeat until spring. I've already informed NOAA and AccuWeather about the problem, both of which I'm sure were becoming increasingly concerned.