Traditionally, a louvred wooden box, painted glossy white, housing temperature and humidity recorders, to protect the latter from heating due to exposure from sunlight. In reality, this is effective only when there is sufficient wind to ensure an air movement through the box. For this reason, some models are equipped with ventilators.
A white box with ventilated sides that is used to house weather instruments and protect them from direct sunlight
A type of instrument shelter. The shelter is a wooden box painted white with double louvered sides and mounted on a stand 122 cm (4 ft) above the ground. In addition to the dry- and wet-bulb thermometers, it usually contains maximum and minimum thermometers.
A Stevenson screen or Instrument shelter is a meteorological screen to shield instruments against precipitation and direct heat radiation from outside sources, while still allowing air to circulate freely around them. It forms part of a standard weather station. The screen creates, as near possible, a uniform environment in relation to the air outside.
