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The national weather service already launches > 180 weather balloons PER DAY.

• tomcam 4y ago
  That sounded way too high to me. Turned out… That number is way too low. https://www.weather.gov/bmx/kidscorner_weatherballoons#:~:text=Twice%20a%20day%2C%20every%20day%20of%20the%20year%2C,Weather%20Service%20in%20the%20US%20and%20its%20territories https://www.weather.gov/bmx/kidscorner_weatherballoons#:~:te....
  • Linosaurus 4y ago
    From your source it’s pretty’s exact, for the US. > Twice a day, every day of the year, weather balloons are released simultaneously from almost 900 locations worldwide! This includes 92 released by the National Weather Service in the US and its territories.
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  • ant6n 4y ago
    Apparently the real number is 184?