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STUDENT RESOURCE 6.1
INFORMATION SHEET
station model a standard system of
weather map a map that shows the
symbols that shows the current weather
current weather conditions over a large
conditions at a particular weather-
area, based on the information provided
reporting station
by many weather reporting stations
Hundreds of weather stations
Different types of weather maps
around the country submit station
show different types of information:
models to the National Weather Service,
cloud cover, precipitation, temperature,
which uses the information to develop
air pressure, weather fronts, and so on.
forecasts.
WEATHER AND WATER • SECTION 6 WEATHER MAPS