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Weather measuring instrument

 1:   Anamometer  Use:* Measures *wind speed*.   *Structure:* Typically has 3 or 4 cups that spin with the wind.   *Unit:* Kilometers per hour (km/h) or meters per second (m/s) 2:  Wind Vane (Weather Vane)*   *Use:* Shows *wind direction*.   *Structure:* An arrow or rooster on a rotating shaft.   *Points:* North, South, East, West (N, S, E, W) 3:  Sunshine Recorder*   *Use:* Measures *duration of sunshine* in a day.   *Type:* Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder — focuses sunlight to burn a path on a paper strip.   *Unit:* Hours per day. 4:  Weather Satellites*   *Use:* Used by meteorological agencies to monitor *cloud movement*, *storms*, *rainfall*, and *temperature* from space.   *Note:* Managed by agencies like NIMET (Nigeria Meteorological Agency). *5:  Weather Balloon (Radiosonde)*   *Use:* Measures *upper atmosphere conditions* like te...