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Examples of weather station in a Sentence
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Researchers also updated data on consumptive water use for 14 major crops, installing ground weather stations across Yuma farmland during growing season.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
The brunt of the storm's fury Monday centered on the Los Angeles area: The 11.87 inches that fell in 24 hours at UCLA’s weather station was a 1-in-1,000 year rainfall event.
—USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
The team will also use air samplers on a second research vessel, and weather stations on the reefs and on shore to study how particles and clouds mix naturally in order to improve their models.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
For example, in Quillayute, Washington last weekend, a weather station reported a daily record high of 80 degrees, smashing its previous record for the day by 16 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.
—USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
At the height of Sunday afternoon’s winds, more than 20 Bay Area weather stations recorded gusts over 80 mph, the National Weather Service said.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
On average, the downtown Los Angeles weather station reports 2.47 inches of rain for this time of the month.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
Stanford University was the first to get weather stations up and running in Antarctica, but the institution wanted to move on to other projects.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
The weather service has set up a cooperative observer weather station with the Eastside Community Network and Wayne State University on Detroit's east side to take daily rain, snow, and temperature observations, providing more data to enhance weather predictions.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2024
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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 27 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
weather station
noun
: a station for taking, recording, and reporting observations of the weather
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