Weather Station

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, Victoria, Australia.A weather station is a facility with instruments and equipment to make observations of Earth's atmosphere conditions in order to provide information to make weather forecasting and to study the weather and climate.

Typical weather stations have the following instruments:

Thermometer for measuring temperature
Barometer for measuring barometric pressure
Hygrometer for measuring humidity
Anemometer for measuring wind speed
Weather vane for measuring wind direction
Rain gauge for measuring precipitation (meteorology)

Except for those instruments requiring direct exposure to the elements (anemometer, rain gauge), the instruments should be sheltered in a vented box, usually a Stevenson screen, to keep direct sunlight off the thermometer and wind off the hygrometer. The instrumentation may be specialized to allow for periodic recording otherwise significant manual labour is required for record keeping. Automatic transmission of data, in a format such as METAR, is also desirable as many weather station's data is required for weather forecasting.

Daily observation times Historically readings were taken by weather observers who were typically not paid and performed the duty as part of their permanent jobs (e.g., postmaster). These weather readings were taken between 7 and 9 a.m. local time daily as unpaid observers were unwilling to take readings from midnight to midnight. Since the advent of automatic weather stations, these time intervals occasionally remain as a part of tradition when reporting daily to outside organizations.

See also

Anemometer
Automatic weather station
Barometer
Hygrometer
Rain gauge
Thermometer
Weather ship
Wind vane

External links

International Weather Watchers Observer Handbook (PDF 768KB 45 pages)
Association of American Weather Observers
Citizen Weather Observer Program
CWOP Weather Station Siting, Performance, and Data Quality Guide (PDF 800KB 88 pages)
Weather Stations
WeatherBug Network Observers
Initial Guidance to Obtain Representative Meteorological Observations at Urban Sites, by Tim R. Oke (PDF 423KB 51 pages)
NWS Cooperative Observer Program
NWS Observing Handbook No. 2: Cooperative Station Observations (PDF 1.4MB 94 pages)

References

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Typical weather stations have the following instruments:

Thermometer for measuring temperature
Barometer for measuring barometric pressure
Hygrometer for measuring humidity
Anemometer for measuring wind speed
Weather vane for measuring wind direction
Rain gauge for measuring precipitation (meteorology)

External links

International Weather Watchers Observer Handbook (PDF 768KB 45 pages)
Association of American Weather Observers
Citizen Weather Observer Program
CWOP Weather Station Siting, Performance, and Data Quality Guide (PDF 800KB 88 pages)
Weather Stations
WeatherBug Network Observers
Initial Guidance to Obtain Representative Meteorological Observations at Urban Sites, by Tim R. Oke (PDF 423KB 51 pages)
NWS Cooperative Observer Program
NWS Observing Handbook No. 2: Cooperative Station Observations (PDF 1.4MB 94 pages)

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