{"id":7737,"date":"2026-03-26T12:25:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/?page_id=7737"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:09:35","slug":"weather-station","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/weather-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Station m\u00e9t\u00e9o"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7737\" class=\"elementor elementor-7737\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2330ed36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2330ed36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6786aae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6786aae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492c820f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"492c820f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2215841e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2215841e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEATHER STATION<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf1364b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cf1364b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c3536d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73c3536d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587972f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"587972f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Weather-Station-1024x401.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10521\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Weather-Station-1024x401.png 1024w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Weather-Station-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Weather-Station-768x301.png 768w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Weather-Station-1536x602.png 1536w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Weather-Station-2048x803.png 2048w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Weather-Station-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bfc832b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bfc832b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEATHER STATION \u2013 Ibadan, Nigeria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461b201b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"461b201b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Le <strong>IITA Weather Station<\/strong> is an operational meteorological observatory located on the IITA campus in <strong>Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria<\/strong>. It serves as a key facility for collecting <strong>weather and climate data<\/strong> that support a wide range of research and decision\u2011making activities across the institute\u2019s research programs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25cc800a elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"25cc800a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accord\u00e9on. Ouvrir les liens avec Entr\u00e9e ou Espace, fermer avec \u00c9chap et naviguer avec les Touches fl\u00e9ch\u00e9es\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6340\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6340\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Purpose and functions <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M34.52 239.03L228.87 44.69c9.37-9.37 24.57-9.37 33.94 0l22.67 22.67c9.36 9.36 9.37 24.52.04 33.9L131.49 256l154.02 154.75c9.34 9.38 9.32 24.54-.04 33.9l-22.67 22.67c-9.37 9.37-24.57 9.37-33.94 0L34.52 272.97c-9.37-9.37-9.37-24.57 0-33.94z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6340\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d93442f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d93442f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6340\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322cda73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"322cda73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eaad874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eaad874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Data Collection<\/strong><br \/>Recording key meteorological variables such as:<\/p><ul style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><li>Rainfall<\/li><li>Temperature (including dry bulb and wet bulb)<\/li><li>Relative humidity<\/li><li>Solar radiation<\/li><li>Sunshine hours<\/li><li>Pan evaporation<\/li><li>Soil temperatures at various depths<\/li><\/ul><p>These data are collected both through manual instruments and automatic weather data loggers at regular intervals (e.g., every 15\u202f\u2013\u202f30 minutes).<\/p><p><strong>Research support<\/strong><br \/>The station provides <strong>weather and climate information<\/strong> that underpins research in:<\/p><ul style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><li>Crop performance and phenology<\/li><li>Resource\u2011efficient water and soil management<\/li><li>Climate variability and adaptation studies<\/li><li>Irrigation planning and evapotranspiration analysis<br \/>Such data are often integrated into modelling and decision\u2011support tools used in IITA\u2019s research and development programs. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iieta.org\/journals\/mmep\/paper\/10.18280\/mmep.090311?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">iieta.org<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Management and operations<\/strong><br \/>The weather station network at IITA is actively managed by technical staff, typically under the supervision of a <strong>GIS &amp; Meteorological Officer<\/strong>, whose responsibilities include:<\/p><ul style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><li>Installing and maintaining both automatic and conventional weather stations<\/li><li>Collecting, processing, and analysing meteorological data<\/li><li>Supporting GIS and remote sensing analysis for spatial products and mapping<\/li><li>Facilitating educational visits and field practicals related to weather monitoring and data interpretation<\/li><\/ul><p>This role is central to ensuring that high-quality climate data are available to researchers, students, and partners and are used effectively to support IITA\u2019s research outputs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6341\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6341\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Pourquoi c'est important <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M34.52 239.03L228.87 44.69c9.37-9.37 24.57-9.37 33.94 0l22.67 22.67c9.36 9.36 9.37 24.52.04 33.9L131.49 256l154.02 154.75c9.34 9.38 9.32 24.54-.04 33.9l-22.67 22.67c-9.37 9.37-24.57 9.37-33.94 0L34.52 272.97c-9.37-9.37-9.37-24.57 0-33.94z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6341\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6491be4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6491be4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6341\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31deb31b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31deb31b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70915686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70915686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Weather Station is more than just a monitoring facility \u2014 it plays a strategic role in agricultural science and planning:\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n \t<li><strong>Improves field research planning:<\/strong> Weather data help researchers understand environmental variability and its influence on crop growth and experimental outcomes.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Supports climate adaptation:<\/strong> Long\u2011term meteorological records enable scientists to study climate trends and develop resilient agricultural practices.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Informs natural resource management:<\/strong> Soil\u2011atmosphere interactions, driven by weather conditions, inform soil health, water use, and crop scheduling decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAccurate weather monitoring is a foundation for climate\u2011smart agriculture and evidence\u2011based decision\u2011making across IITA\u2019s research programs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd5399d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fd5399d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Le <strong>IITA Weather Station<\/strong> is a vital research and data collection facility on the institute\u2019s Ibadan campus. It continuously collects and processes detailed meteorological data \u2014 both manually and automatically \u2014 to support agricultural research, climate studies, and resource management. 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