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Le Temps
The Weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Thermometer | instrument for measuring temperature. |
| Hygrometer | instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere. |
| Campbell Stokes Recorder | sunshine recorder of the type in which the time scale is supplied by the motion of the sun. |
| Stevenson's Screen | a box in which a thermometer is put. |
| Wind Vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind. |
| Anemometer | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind. |
| Rain Gauge | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation measured in millimeters. |
| Beaufort Scale | an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane). |
| Isobars | measures the pressure. |
| Isohytes | measures the precipitation. |
| Isohels | measures the sunshine. |
| Isotherms | measures the temperature. |
| Isotachs | measures the wind speed. |