weather station

noun

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

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Picture show Nelly Buchet's new picture book, The Weather Keeper, was inspired by a woman who runs one of Iceland's 71 manned weather stations. Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 One weather station in Port Arthur, Texas, recorded a 90 mph (145 kph) wind gust Tuesday. ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Farther south in Imperial County, a weather station along the western shore of the Salton Sea recorded a dew point of 81 degrees Thursday afternoon, according to Gabriel Lojero, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Widespread intense rainfall hasn’t been observed near the area over the past week, according to a CNN Weather analysis of satellite and weather station data. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 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 17 Sep. 2026.

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weather station

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

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