126 standard stations surface sites collecting atmospheric (<10m), soil & solar data, and 17 profiler tower sites (>10m) collecting data for distribution to NOAA

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The New York State Mesonet’s approximately 1,825 sensors make over 1,000,000 observations a day.

More fun facts…

• 2,448 virtual soundings per day statewide
• At least one station in every County and Borough
• Average station spacing of 17 miles
• Nearest distance of a station to the Atlantic Ocean – 2.29 miles
• Nearest distance of a station to Canada – 2.27 miles
• Nearest distance of a station to Lake Ontario – 0.52 miles
• Nearest distance of a station to Lake Erie – 3.12 miles
• Farthest distance between stations – 378 miles (Southold and Clymer)
• Highest elevation – 2394 ft at Hartsville
• Lowest elevation – 28 ft at Wantagh