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weather radar

radar used to locate and monitor meteorological conditions
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weather radar

Summary

weather radar ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,356 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • weather radar is a type of radar[2].
  • weather radar is a type of meteorological instrument[3].
  • weather radar is used for radar meteorology[4].
  • weather radar is used for precipitation[5].
  • weather radar's Commons category is recorded as Weather radars[6].
  • weather radar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Weather radars[7].
  • weather radar's Commons gallery is recorded as Weather radar[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include radar[2] and meteorological instrument[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include radar meteorology[4] and precipitation[5].

Why It Matters

weather radar ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,356 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → radar, meteorological instrument
    Topic's main category → Category:Weather radars
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9159, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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