Some meteorological instruments used in Bangladesh

Fig: Anemometer

Use: Anemometer – Rotation: cup counter used to determine the wind speed.

                        Fig: surface wind direction Recorder

                        Use: It is used to determined the wind direction.

Fig: Sun Photometer/ Sunshine Recorder

Use: A sunshine recorder is a device that record amount of sunshine and also day length  at a given location.

Fig: Attached Barometer and Thermometer

Use: It is used to measure the both pressure and temperature of air.

Fig: Raingauge

Use: It is used to measure the amount of rainfall manually.

Fig:  Self recording raingauge

Use: It is used to measure the amount of rainfall automatically.

Fig: Hydro-graph

Use: A hydro-graph is a graph showing the rate of flow versus time past a specific point in a river.

Fig: Dry, Wet and Maximum, Minimum Thermometer

Use: The dry bulb temperature is the temperature of air measured by thermometer. The wet bulb temperature is a type of temperature measurement usually air and water vapor. The maximum thermometer that measure maximum temperature of the day. The minimum thermometer that measure minimum temperature of the day.