Atomic Clocks and Weather

An atomic clock is the most accurate type ofwind information like speed, direction, and gust.
timepiece in the world; it measures time accordingWeather symbols such as sunny, cloudy, fair, and
to vibrations within atoms. Some of the atomicrainy are displayed on the touch screen. Certain
clocks display weather conditions like temperatureatomic clock models display air pressure history
and humidity in addition to showing the accurategraphs, which denote the progress of barometric
time. Atomic clocks with alarm capabilities andair pressure over a time interval. These weather
temperature and calendar displays are of greatstation atomic clocks can be connected to your
utility value while traveling.PC by means of the cable included, and all
Some atomic clocks with wireless capabilitiescollected weather data can be transferred to the
contain an indoor and an outdoor thermometer,computer.
hygrometer, and barometer. These clocks canAdvanced atomic clocks that can even predict
measure indoor temperature, outdoorthe probabilities of snowfall, fog, frost, tempest,
temperature, indoor relative humidity, outdoorstrong winds or storms are now manufactured.
relative humidity, air pressure and pressure trend.The alarm systems in these can be set to any
A UV sensor is an optional accessory in theseindividual preference such as a low or high indoor
models. The sensor can detect ultraviolet light. Anoutdoor temperature alarm, low or high indoor
air-quality sensor is also an optional feature, whichoutdoor humidity alarm, or a low air pressure
measures and displays indoor air quality, includingalarm.
particulars of pollen dust and other airborneThese weather station units work on AC/DC
particles.power adapters or with battery backups. Most of
Atomic clocks with weather displays can bethe atomic clocks can automatically set
wall-mounted or free standing. The interactivethemselves to within one second of the official
menu on the screen allows you to access thegovernment time shown by the atomic clock in
rainfall history for the last hour, the lastBoulder, Colorado. This is possible through a radio
twenty-four hours, the previous week, or evensignal from the standard time center.
the previous month. Some atomic clocks show