Automated airport weather station

Automated sensor suites An ASOS data collection platform Airport weather stations are automated sensor suites which are designed to serve aviation and meteorological operations, weather forecasting and climatology. Automated airport weather stations have become part of the backbone of weather observing in the United States and Canada and are becoming increasingly more prevalent worldwide due to their efficiency and cost-savings. System types within the United States In the United States, there are several varieties of automated weather stations that have somewhat subtle but important differences. These include the automated weather observing system (AWOS) and the automated surface observing system (ASOS). Summary of Weather Observing Programs Element Reported Wind Visibility Temperature & Dew Point Altimeter Density Altimeter Cloud / Ceiling Precipitation Identification Thunderstorm / Lightning Precipitation Occurrence Rainfall Accumulation Runway Surface Condition Freezing Rain Occurrence Remarks ASOS AWOS-A AWOS-A/V AWOS-1 AWOS-2 AWOS-3 AWOS-3P AWOS-3T AWOS-3P/T AWOS-4 Manual Automated weather observing system (AWOS) A commercial AWOS The automated weather observing system (AWOS)