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Introduction to weather instruments

A weather station is a facility, either on land or sea, with instruments and equipment for measuring atmospheric conditions to provide information for weather forecasts and to study the weather and climate. The measurements taken include temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, and precipitation amounts. Wind measurements are taken with as few other obstructions as possible, while temperature and humidity measurements are kept free from direct solar radiation, or insolation. Manual observations are taken at least once daily, while automated measurements are taken at least once an hour. Weather conditions out at sea are taken by ships and buoys, which measure slightly different meteorological quantities such as sea surface temperature (SST), wave height, and wave period. Drifting weather buoys outnumber their moored versions by a significant amount. 157.37.179.235 (talk) 10:34, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Person working at a weather station

What is the work title of someone that works at a weather station? Steinn inn 11:51, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Why is there no standard (US or Standard) for a weather station?

Considering all the hype about "climate change" or "global warming", it seems the instrumentation needs to have some sort of reliable standard for measurement. Sure you can measure temperature (for example), but place it under a hot roof or if the wind isn't blowing, or place it near some other heat radiating objects (large cities, pavement, etc) and the dynamics of a few degrees all the sudden become apparent. When using National/International measurements of temperature, there needs to be an accurate and reliable means of measuring ALL weather-related data (not just temperature). I'm looking for some sort of "standard" for weather-related measurement, but environmental conditions actually interfere with integrity. 2600:6C48:7006:200:5C10:C716:750B:C3B2 (talk) 21:14, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]