List of weather instruments

This is a list of devices used for recording various aspects of the weather.

Typical instruments

Weather stations typically have these following instruments:

  • Thermometer for measuring air and sea surface temperature
  • Barometer for measuring atmospheric pressure
  • Hygrometer for measuring humidity
  • Anemometer for measuring wind speed
  • Pyranometer for measuring solar radiation
  • Rain gauge for measuring liquid precipitation over a set period of time
  • Wind sock for measuring general wind speed and wind direction
  • Wind vane (also called a weather vane or a weathercock) for showing the wind direction
  • Present Weather/Precipitation Identification Sensor for identifying falling precipitation
  • Disdrometer for measuring drop size distribution
  • Transmissometer for measuring visibility
  • Ceilometer for measuring cloud ceiling

Observation systems


Obsolete observation systems

Orbital instrumentation

Obsolete orbital instrumentation

See also

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