Importance of the handheld anemometer

The handheld anemometer used to measure wind speed and direction can be used for many purposes. The original purpose was and still is to predict the weather over coming days. Other uses for it are checking the wind speed to find out if a tall building structure is safe, finding out whether it is safe for high up construction work to take place, weather it is safe to fly aircrafts and even in the home for those who have radio controlled handheld flying devices and kites. Those who participate in outdoor sports also use them to see whether the wind speed will affect their game.

Thehandheld anemometer was not always as portable, it was once a huge device that had to be carried in pieces and constructed on site. Nowadays it is as easy as attaching it to a lanyard around your neck, putting in your backpack or keeping in the glove box of your vehicle.

The handheld device can tell you how fast air is moving and is usually recorded as an average such as how many miles per hour the wind is travelling at. It can also be recorded as speed, gust or squall which shows fluctuations over a set period of time.

The wind direction is also often reported on the device telling its users the direction the wind is coming from. This is reported as North, East, South, and West or in between.

Wind speed and direction play an important part in not only monitoring but predicting what turns the weather is going to take. The device is also useful in predicting patterns in weather and the global climate. The winds direction and speed can also have an impact on the masses of water around the earth from rivers to oceans; it can show how fast evaporation is likely to take place and even whether a storm or tornado is brewing.

The simple cup or propeller method used in the original devices has now been replaced by technology so that the speed and direction can be recorded in digital form in just a few seconds! The beauty of technology allows users to record the information they receive on the device, with some holding so much information weeks of wind comparison can be saved. Many of the newer devices have USB ports so that the information can easily be updated to a home/office computer.

Being handheld it allows sports fanatics to find out whether or not it is safe to partake in their outdoor sport of choice and is also small enough to be used in the toolbox of those who fix air conditioning units and similar. In the air conditioning repair industry it’s great to find out whether a device is working to its full capacity making it an excellent diagnostic tool. In the home it takes up very little room in a drawer but can be useful to the whole family whether planning for a day out or research purposes.