New weather station installed to aid farmers

The first of five new weather stations was installed this week in rural Hill County, marking the advent of increased weather monitoring in the area.

With the assistance of officials from Blaine and Liberty counties and workers from the Road Department, Hill County officials assembled and installed the first station on Wednesday.

Rising 20 feet above a field on Joey Dusek's farm 22 miles north of Havre, the station has the capability to measure a number of weather conditions including precipitation, subsoil moisture, ground and air temperature, wind speed, and sunlight and ultraviolet rays.

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