Columbia Weather Systems

We welcome Top Meteo of Italy as a new dealer. Owner Jonata Giorgini and sales manager Patrizio Turri visited our offices this spring looking for professional-grade weather stations to round out their product offerings. Top Meteo signed on and got their website up and running just in time to exhibit in Geneva at Meteo Hydex 2011 , the World Meteorological Organization's exhibition of meteorological and hydrological instruments and equipment. Their booth displays WeatherMaster Software ™ on the big screen with the Orion Weather Station ™ demo model which is available to dealers for trade shows and demonstrations.

A panel temperature sensor is now available for Capricorn 2000EX Weather Stations or any CWS Weather Station using our Weather MicroServer . This specialized sensor was developed for a weather station application monitoring solar panel arrays. photo by David Watts Jr. Solar panel temperature affects maximum power output - generally, the warmer the solar panel, the less power it can produce. In an industry that focuses on energy efficiency, panel temperature is a critical parameter to monitor relative to performance.