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Weather Instruments [Date]

Today I will:- Know how the different elements of the weather are measured

Use this PowerPoint with your worksheets. As we go through the PowerPoint write some notes about each weather instrument into your

worksheets.

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Sunshine is measured in hours using a sunshine recorder.

How many hours has the sun been shining for?

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Rain Gauge: Measures

Precipitation in mm

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Wind Speed is measured using an anemometer and is

in Knots

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Wind direction is measured using a

wind vane

The results can be recorded on a wind

rose

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Atmospheric pressure is measured using an instrument called an aneroid barometer. The unit of measurement is in millibars.

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The results are presented on a barograph

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High Pressure – brings good weather, clear and dry.

Low pressure – brings bad weather, cloudy and wet.

Cold in Winter

Hot in Summer