weather station

noun

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

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Historical weather data is typically collected through a network of weather stations, satellites and other monitoring tools. Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025 Edison has hundreds of weather stations and cameras, as well as a team of meteorologists and fire scientists who work with grid operators to determine whether local conditions warrant shutoffs, said spokesman Jeff Monford. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025 On the morning of Thursday, Feb. 20, the NWS weather station at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport recorded 12 degrees, which broke an 86-year-old climate record. Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2025 The American weather station Bluie West Six, built during the war, lay just a few kilometers from the indigenous settlement of Pituffik. Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 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 22 Mar. 2025.

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weather station

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

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