New York State Mesonet Opens Lake Placid Weather Station

Mesonet researchers stand in front of the Lake Placid site on a cloudy day.
Mesonet researchers stand in front of the network's Lake Placid site.

By Mike Nolan

ALBANY, N.Y. (June 6, 2024) — The New York State Mesonet, a statewide weather observation network operated by the University at Albany, celebrated the opening of its new weather station at Uihlein Farm in Lake Placid with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday.

About two miles south of the Village of Lake Placid, Uihlein Farm is owned by the Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation Trust, a nonprofit private foundation. 

James McKenna, board member of the Uihlein Foundation, offers welcome remarks to attendees in front of the Lake Placid Mesonet site.
James McKenna, board member of the Uihlein Foundation, welcomes attendees at the opening of the Mesonet's Lake Placid site.

ASRC researchers have also installed air quality monitoring sensors at the new site.

“This new station maintains a history of UAlbany and ASRC’s presence in this region for environmental monitoring and research. I’m very proud of that,” said ASRC Director Chris Thorncroft. “I look forward to a long and exciting relationship with the Uihlein Foundation and am thrilled to bring the Mesonet a little closer to Lake Placid.”

The Mesonet team was joined at the ribbon-cutting by Lake Placid Mayor Art Devlin, Alison Webbinaro, North Country regional representative for Governor Kathy Hochul, Michale Glennon, a senior research scientist at the Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute, and community members from UAlbany and the Uihlein Foundation.

Photos by Patrick Dodson