Counting every raindrop or measuring every gust of wind is impossible, but New York is getting closer with an extensive statewide system of automated weather stations that should paint a dramatically clearer picture of developing storms, the Associated Press reported.
Described as the “gold standard” of automated systems, the long-planned network of 125 weather stations stretching from the shores of Lake Erie to the tip of Long Island is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Fourteen stations are already transmitting temperature, pressure and other data every five minutes. When all the stations are operating, forecasters, emergency officials and ordinary weather wonks will be able to get a fine-grained look — a million data points a day — that will hopefully lead to better predictions, the AP said.
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