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Weather Instruments Activity Sheet

The document provides a table of weather instruments along with their measurements and units. Instruments include Six's thermometer for air temperature in degrees Celsius, rain gauge for precipitation in millimeters, Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder for hours of sunshine, anemometer for wind speed in km or miles per hour, wind vane for wind direction, and barometer for air pressure in millibars. Each device is essential for understanding various weather conditions.

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Weather Instruments Activity Sheet

The document provides a table of weather instruments along with their measurements and units. Instruments include Six's thermometer for air temperature in degrees Celsius, rain gauge for precipitation in millimeters, Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder for hours of sunshine, anemometer for wind speed in km or miles per hour, wind vane for wind direction, and barometer for air pressure in millibars. Each device is essential for understanding various weather conditions.

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Weather Instruments

Complete the table, stating what each device measures, and the unit in which this information is recorded.

Six’s Measures the maximum and minimum air


thermometer temperature.

rain gauge

Campbell-
Stokes
sunshine
recorder

anemometer km or miles per hour

wind vane

barometer Measures air pressure. This is the force or


weight of the air above us.

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Weather Instruments Answers
Six’s Measures the maximum and minimum Degrees Celsius (C)
thermometer air temperature.

rain gauge Measures the amount of precipitation millimeters


(rain, sleet, hail or snow) that has fallen
in 24 hours.

Campbell- Measures hours of sunshine during the day. Hours of sunshine


Stokes
sunshine
recorder

anemometer Measures wind speed. km or miles per hour

wind vane Shows the wind direction, i.e. the direction A compass direction,
that the wind is blowing from. e.g. north

barometer Measures air pressure. This is the force or millibars (mb)


weight of the air above us.

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