Agricultural Weather Stations: The Foundation of Meteorological Data for Digital Agricultural Services

In agricultural production, changes in weather and climate have a significant impact on the growth, development, and yield of crops. To better grasp meteorological information and provide a scientific basis for agricultural production, Agricultural Weather Stations continuously monitors meteorological elements through various devices.

A wind vane can accurately determine the wind direction, allowing people to know where the wind is coming from; an anemometer can measure wind speed to clarify the magnitude of wind force. A thermometer is very sensitive to changes in air temperature and accurately records temperature values; a hygrometer focuses on measuring air humidity, reflecting the dryness or wetness of the air. A rain gauge can accurately count precipitation, informing people of the amount of rainfall. The data collected by these devices lays the foundation for subsequent analysis and decision-making.

The collected meteorological data will be transmitted to the data processing center. Here, professional meteorological analysis software conducts in-depth processing of the data. Through algorithms, various meteorological elements are comprehensively analyzed to predict the weather change trend in the next period of time. For example, it can predict in advance the possible rainfall, temperature drop, strong wind and other weather conditions in the next few days. It will also combine meteorological data with the growth stage of crops to analyze the impact of current meteorological conditions on crop growth. For instance, during the key growth period of crops, it can judge whether the current temperature and humidity are appropriate, and whether the light is sufficient.

Through the accurate meteorological data provided by Agricultural Weather Stations, the digital platform can provide farmers with personalized agricultural advice. When heavy rainfall is predicted, the platform will remind farmers to timely prepare for farmland drainage to prevent crops from waterlogging. If there will be continuous high temperature and drought in the next few days, the platform will suggest farmers to irrigate timely to meet the water demand of crops. Moreover, digital services can also help in the sale of agricultural products. By using big data to analyze the correlation between market demand and meteorological conditions, it provides farmers with market dynamic information. For example, it can analyze that under certain meteorological conditions, the market demand for specific agricultural products may increase, thereby helping farmers reasonably arrange production and sales plans, avoiding unsalable agricultural products caused by blind follow-up planting, and thus achieving income increase.

The close combination of Agricultural Weather Stations observation and digital services has brought many conveniences and benefits to agricultural production. From accurately grasping meteorological information to scientifically guiding agricultural activities, and then to helping the sale of agricultural products, they are gradually promoting agriculture towards modernization and high efficiency.