A Jordan sunshine recorder is a type of sunshine recorder invented in the 19th century by T. B. Jordan with later modifications by his son, J. B. Jordan.

A Marvin sunshine recorder is a sunshine recorder which uses a clock type mechanism to record the Sun.

A Pers sunshine recorder is a sunshine recorder in which sunlight is focused by a lens and reflected by a hemispherical mirror, tracing the sun's path onto photosensitive paper.