weather station

noun

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

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These systems peruse available historical data and compare it with what weather stations are currently reporting as well as the information about diverse ocean currents and satellite images. Alexandr Khomich, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 In 1953, the Army even built a pair of secret surveillance sites inside the ice sheet, both equipped with Air Force radar units looking 24/7 for Soviet missiles and aircraft, but also with weather stations to understand the Arctic climate system. Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025 With this in mind, Germany began to increase their naval activity around Greenland while launching multiple covert attempts to establish their own weather stations on the island. James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made By History , TIME, 23 Jan. 2025 Addressing the challenges that face Alaska by adding 174 new weather stations. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 May 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 9 Jun. 2025.

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weather station

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

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