Halleck Remote Weather Station
Posted by: brwhiz
N 40° 57.413 W 115° 28.692
11T E 628071 N 4535085
This remote-reporting weather station is on the north side of Interstate Highway 80 just west of Exit 321 near the old ghost town of Halleck.
Waymark Code: WMFDPE
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2012
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This is one of many similar remote weather stations located along Interstate 80 through Nevada. The primary purpose of these stations is to monitor weather conditions so that the highway can be closed to traffic during severe weather conditions or that appropriate traffic warnings can be issued to the traveling public.
Instrumentation includes windvane, anemometer, thermometer, hygrometer, and precipitation detector. Data is transmitted via microwave link.