List of weather instruments

This is a list of devices used for recording various aspects of the weather.

Typical instruments[]

Weather stations typically have the following instruments:

Thermometer for measuring air and sea surface temperature
Barometer for measuring atmospheric pressure
Hygrometer for measuring humidity
Anemometer for measuring wind speed
Pyranometer for measuring solar radiation
Rain gauge for measuring liquid precipitation over a set period of time.
Wind sock for measuring general wind speed and wind direction
Wind vane, also called a weather vane or a weathercock: it shows which way the wind is blowing.

In addition, at certain automated airport weather stations, additional instruments may be employed, including:

Present Weather/Precipitation Identification Sensor for identifying falling precipitation
Disdrometer for measuring drop size distribution
Transmissometer for measuring visibility
Ceilometer for measuring cloud ceiling

v t US weather radars
Military weather radars	SCR-658 radar AN/APQ-13 AN/APS-2F AN/CPS-9 AN/FPS-41
Weather surveillance radars	WSR-1, 1A, 3 and 4 WSR-57 WSR-74C and -74S WSR-88D (NEXRAD) TDWR
Research radars	ADRAD ARMOR CASA DOW NSSL Doppler SMART-R CSU-CHILL OU-PRIME Multifunction Phased Array Radar at NSSL TOGA Joint Polarization Experiment