Columbia Weather Systems

With extreme weather events in the news , becoming more common and having greater economic and human impact, many organizations are investing in on-site meteorological equipment to take #weathermonitoring into their own hands. Specifying a weather station may seem to be an easy task, perhaps pawned off on a purchasing agent or even an intern. But to get the best weather station for your application, a little groundwork goes a long way. We have compiled a list of considerations to help prepare a good Specification or Request for Quotation. Our newest Resource: Guide to Buying a Professional Weather Station is about a 10-minute read, hopefully well worth your time. For the TL;DR version, download the quick checklist! Whether you buy from us or another weather station manufacturer, this information might come in handy. Click here for our Guide to Buying a Professional Weather Station .

  Today is Imagine A Day Without Water , a day to spread awareness about water conservation and wastewater services and the importance of our most essential resource. In the above photo, Christopher Burr gives a tour of the Albany-Millersburg Water Reclamation Facility, which utilizes an Orion 420™ Weather Station. Their weather monitoring system includes a Weather Display console, Weather MicroServer™, and Weather Master™ Software. Click Here to read the application page on our website . #ValueWater

If your climate is anything like ours here in the Pacific Northwest , you have probably been preparing for the upcoming rainy season. For operations that require accurate measurement of rain/precipitation, Columbia Weather offers several different weather station models, each with a different precipitation measurement technology, for reliable, on-the-spot weather monitoring. Options include Doppler radar, tipping bucket, impact, and optical sensors. Each measurement type has its advantages and disadvantages. This resource on our website might help you determine which is best for your application. And if that doesn’t answer all your questions, our personal customer service technicians can help you choose what is best for your requirements. Give us a call at 503-629-0887 or email info@columbiaweather.com.

  Thanks to Muhammad Atif Sheikh for tagging us in his LinkedIn post. Sheikh, a SCADA & EMS Engineer with K-Electric in Karachi, Pakistan, posts: “Working on testing and integration of Capricorn FLX Weather Station with Spectrum Power SCADA Systems.” The company purchased a “fully-loaded” Cap FLX 420 for a power utility. Their weather station includes Wind Speed & Direction, Temperature, Humidity, Barometric Pressure, plus additional sensors Solar Radiation and Tipping Bucket Raingauge. For monitoring they have included all options: 4-20 mA signal interface, Weather MicroServer, Weather Display, and WeatherMaster Software. CWS 420 models are popular professional weather stations with 4-20 mA output for industrial interface to PLC, DCS, and SCADA systems. All 420 weather stations include meteorological Sensors (various all-in-one and modular sensor systems available) and a weatherproof enclosure with 4-20 mA converter modules, power supply, and AC surge protector. Addition