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Manual Data Collection Manual data collection is when you use an instrument to measure a certain aspect of the weather however unlike modern devices these instruments to not automatically read and interpret the data for you, you have to look at the instrument yourself to read the data that has been collected. There are numerous instruments that are used to collect data manually such as * An anemometer: is an instrument that measures wind speed. The most common kind of anemometer consists of three or four cups attached to short rods that are connected at right angles to a vertical shaft. As the wind blows, it pushes the cups, which turn the shaft. The number of turns per minute * Wind vane this like the anemometer measures the wind however measures which direction the wind travels in * A Rain Gauge: is an instrument that measures the amount of rainfall the rain gauge is...

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