weather station

noun

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

Examples of weather station in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Its tropical-storm-force winds extend out 415 miles to the north of the center and already a Texas weather station in Matagorda Bay recorded sustained winds of 38 mph with a gust up to 47 mph. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024 The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said on Wednesday that 28 regional weather stations broke their respective records for the highest temperature ever recorded in mid June. Edward Szekeres, CNN, 14 June 2024 Its findings use billions of measurements from satellites, ships, aircraft and weather stations. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024 At 22 research sites around the Free State and Northern Cape provinces, researchers trapped mosquitoes to search for the virus, studying soil composition and vegetation and setting up mini weather stations to monitor local conditions in conjunction with satellite data. Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 1 May 2018 See all Example Sentences for weather station 

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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. 2024.

Kids Definition

weather station

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

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