weather station

noun

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

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This guy spent years in weather stations in the Arctic Circle. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2026 According to the ministry, foreign spies are infiltrating everything from mapping apps to weather stations. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 May 2026 AcuRite first launched the app in June 2025 to control a new weather station, the AcuRite Optimus. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 Daytime highs above 104 degrees were also recorded at many individual weather stations, Meteo France, the national weather service, said. — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for weather station

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of weather station was circa 1895

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weather station

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

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