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Weather watching

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Weather watching

Despite the degree of technology used to collect and record data about the weather, the value of expert human observation has not been diminished. This Department of Conservation ranger is checking a radiometer (which records sunshine) in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.

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Erick Brenstrum, Weather forecasting – Recording information, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7579/weather-watching (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Erick Brenstrum, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2016.