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2. Weather vane - Wikipedia

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   The city of Montague, Michigan also claims to have the largest standard-design weather vane, being a ship and arrow which measures 48 feet (15 m) tall, with an arrow 26 feet (7.9 m) long. [ 17 ] A challenger for the title of the world's largest weather vane is located in Whitehorse, Yukon .

3. Wind direction - Wikipedia

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   A variety of instruments can be used to measure wind direction, such as the anemoscope, windsock, and wind vane. [2] All these instruments work by moving to minimize air resistance. The way a weather vane is pointed by prevailing winds indicates the direction from which the wind is blowing. [3]

4. List of weather instruments - Wikipedia

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   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

5. Windsock - Wikipedia

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   Anemometer, weather vane, anemoscope A windsock (a wind cone or wind sleeve) is a conical textile tube that resembles a giant sock . It can be used as a basic indicator of wind speed and direction , or as decoration.

6. Anemoscope - Wikipedia

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   A bronze Triton once served as a weather-vane but has vanished. An anemoscope is a device designed to show the direction of the wind , or to indicate a change of wind direction . The name is usually applied to an apparatus consisting of a wind vane above, connecting to a building below by some kind of coupling, and with a dial or index with ...

7. Meteorological instrumentation - Wikipedia

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   A thermometer measures air temperature, or the kinetic energy of the molecules within air. A barometer measures atmospheric pressure, or the pressure exerted by the weight of the Earth's atmosphere above a particular location. An anemometer measures the wind speed and the