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Kōrero: Weather forecasting

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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Department of Conservation

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Erick Brenstrum, Weather forecasting – Recording information, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7579/weather-watching (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Erick Brenstrum, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2016.