Synonyms

weather station

American

noun

an installation equipped and used for meteorological observation.

weather station British

noun

one of a network of meteorological observation posts where weather data is recorded

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Etymology

Origin of weather station

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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Temperature readings at a Paris airport earned a mystery trader $21,000—and sparked a probe into alleged tampering with a weather station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The landslide followed record rainfall, with a nearby weather station receiving over 10 inches in the prior 24 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The temperature is recorded by the weather station nearest to your postcode.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

When Pellicciotti's team first examined records from a weather station 5,000 meters up Mount Everest, they were astonished.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

“So he turned it into a weather station, but he stayed in California?” asked Sara.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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