weather station

noun

: a station for taking, recording, and reporting meteorological observations

Examples of weather station in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More:Wisconsin is getting a new, vast weather station network. Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024 The nonprofit group Climate Central calculated how the number of fire weather days has shifted in communities across the United States from 1973 to 2022, using weather station data and measures of temperature, wind and relative humidity. Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024 How much rain has Sacramento seen this year compared to 2023? Since Oct. 1, the start of the water year, the National Weather Service’s downtown Sacramento weather station has recorded 8.25 inches of rain, meteorologist Sarah Purdue said. Savanna Smith, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024 Researchers also updated data on consumptive water use for 14 major crops, installing ground weather stations across Yuma farmland during growing season. The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024 The brunt of the storm's fury Monday centered on the Los Angeles area: The 11.87 inches that fell in 24 hours at UCLA’s weather station was a 1-in-1,000 year rainfall event. USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024 The team will also use air samplers on a second research vessel, and weather stations on the reefs and on shore to study how particles and clouds mix naturally in order to improve their models. Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024 For example, in Quillayute, Washington last weekend, a weather station reported a daily record high of 80 degrees, smashing its previous record for the day by 16 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle. USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024 At the height of Sunday afternoon’s winds, more than 20 Bay Area weather stations recorded gusts over 80 mph, the National Weather Service said. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weather station was circa 1895

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“Weather station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weather%20station. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

weather station

noun
: a station for taking, recording, and reporting observations of the weather

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