weather station

noun

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

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Many of the key processes that produce tornadoes occur within a few hundred meters of the ground and evolve over minutes, which means radars, satellites and weather stations often miss them. Perry Samson, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026 The National Center for Environmental Information registered at least 479 weather stations breaking records for March from Wednesday through Saturday, based on its network of stations. ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 Both Indio and Thermal, California, hit 108 degrees at permanent, long-standing weather stations. Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026 In a post on X-formerly-Twitter, Polymarket shared mock-up images of the establishment, which appears to be plastered wall-to-wall in news reels, stock tickers, and weather stations. Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026 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 4 Apr. 2026.

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weather station

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

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