Kinds Of

Numerous kinds of weather instruments have been designed to capture and predict weather occurrences and patterns. Ranging from a simple thermometer to a sophisticated weather satellite, these devices have assisted mankind in many aspects.

Different kinds of weather instruments facilitate various objectives such as avoiding disaster, day to day forecasting, farming and long term planning in terms of economic and societal impacts on the environment and global warming.

Some kinds of weather instruments such as backyard thermometers and barometers or even atomic travel clocks and watches are used by many domestically for recreational purposes.

Listed below are numerous kinds of weather instruments:

Anemometer, barograph, barometer, ceilometer, compass, disdrometer, field mill, hygrometer, ice accretion indicator, light detection and ranging (LIDAR), lightning detector, nephelometer, nephoscope, pyranometer, radiosonde, rain gauge, remote sensor, sling psychrometer, snow gauge, solarimeter, sonic detection and ranging (SODAR), thermograph, thermohygrometer, thermometer, weather balloon, weather forecaster, weather maps, weather radio, weather satellite, weather station, weather vane, wind vane, windmeter.