weather station

noun

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

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The average temperature recorded at 30 weather stations by the Meteo France weather agency on Thursday reached 30 degrees C (86F) again, matching the record for the hottest day nationwide set the previous day. ABC News, 26 June 2026 The Explorer integrates and visualizes data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other government agencies and local weather stations. Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026 Daytime highs above 104 degrees were also recorded at many individual weather stations, Meteo France, the national weather service, said. Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Following the 1940 Nazi occupation of Denmark, Washington established a protective mandate over Greenland to secure its strategic cryolite mines and critical Arctic weather stations. Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for weather station

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 4 Jul. 2026.

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weather station

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

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