weather station

noun

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

Examples of weather station in a Sentence

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Addressing the challenges that face Alaska by adding 174 new weather stations. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 May 2025 An airport weather station in Midland, Texas, recorded a wind gust of 111 mph Tuesday evening – the first triple-digit gust in its 94-year-history in weather reporting. Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025 In 1946, the U.S. and Denmark jointly established a radio and weather station near where the base sits today. Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025 For example, Sill Hill in the Cleveland National Forest is a location where SDG&E’s network of 222 weather stations reports wind speeds of 70 mph and higher when Santa Anas blow through. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 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 28 May. 2025.

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weather station

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

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