The University of Nebraska-Lincoln added 21 weather stations to the Nebraska Mesonet System this year through funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Mesonet weather stations collect data such as temperature, wind speed, soil conditions, and precipitation.
UNL announced Tuesday that the expansion was made possible through $1.5 million in funding from the Army Corps.
Ruben Behnke, Manager of the Nebraska Mesonet, said that adding the weather stations brought the total number to 94, and he has the goal of getting to 200. The number of weather stations dropped to 55 in 2022.
Farmers are the main users of the data the system provides, but it’s also used by both state and federal government agencies.
