Image bank
This is Watching the weather's image bank. If you want to return to the unit, please click here.
record 1 of 38
| image title | Weather station 1 |
| image |  |
| caption | This weather station is at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, and has been an official weather station for the Met Office since 1956. Measurements taken with the instruments shown here include maximum and minimum air temperatures, precipitation, hours of sunshine, wind direction, visibility and cloud cover. Measurements must be made in a standard way at all observing stations, anywhere in the world, if meaningful comparisons are to be drawn between data gathered in different places. To this end, weather measuring instruments are sited away from buildings, trees and large objects, and wherever possible placed on grass, unless otherwise specified. See also Weather station 2, MI002. |
| code | MI001 |
| Section | Meteorological instruments |
| Subsection | Surface-based instruments |
| image credit | © The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh |
| thumbnail |  |
| File | |
in location away from any obstructions or objects which could interfere with data
Stevenson screen used to isolate temp etc.
well maintained to reduce error
close in proximity to each other = all data in same location and microenvironment