測候所
Meanings
1
weather station; meteorological observatory
A facility where weather observations are made; often a local or auxiliary station, as opposed to a central meteorological observatory (気象台).
There is a small weather station in this town.
According to the weather station data, it will rain tomorrow.
Usage patterns
- 測候所を設置するto set up/establish a weather station
A new weather station was set up in this area.
- 測候所で〈事〉を観測するto observe (weather phenomena) at a weather station
Temperature and wind speed are observed at the weather station.