Columbia Weather Systems

When the University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project was looking for a weather station to help them compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, they contacted Columbia Weather Systems. A Magellan MX500™ Weather Station was mounted on a support vehicle to provide met data to help optimize power for the solar-powered, cruiser-class car dubbed “Eos II.” Besides speed, cruiser-class vehicles focus on practicality and number of people in the car. Gearing up for the race, electrical technical advisor Spencer Berglund related, “We’ve been test driving a lot for the past few days and have been using your weather station for gathering accurate power to drive data for our car. We will also be using it every day on the race.” The U of M Solar Vehicle Project is a student-administered, designed, and built project that teaches members about engineering and management in a complete product development environment. The diverse design and construction challenges help further the school’

What’s the weather going to be like this winter in the Pacific Northwest? Saturday was your chance to find out at the free annual event hosted by the Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society. If you missed it, scroll down for the presentations link and OregonLive’s more “user-friendly” analysis. 25th Annual Winter Weather Forecast Conference presented by the Oregon AMS. Gary Bock, Business Development Manager, represented Columbia Weather Systems. Packed auditorium at OMSI. Standing room only crowd. Click here for the Oregon AMS page with presentation links:  https://oregonams.wordpress.com/2017/10/28/presentations-25th-annual-winter-weather-conference/ Click here for OregonLive report:  http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2017/10/ready_or_not_experts_take_a_lo.html

Moments before shipping his Orion sensor in for evaluation last week after unusual rain and wind readings, Florida customer Michael Koenig was surprised to see something move in the box. With a closer look, he discovered the source of the problem – a Cuban Tree Frog! “As a testament to your product’s reliability, I can safely say that I continue with my very own kind of Florida durability testing right here in my back yard!” Michael says. Perhaps CWS should consider offering frog spike kits in the future 😉.

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. If you have any concerns about whether adding a weather station may cause vulnerability to your network, we have several solutions. # CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth