Columbia Weather Systems

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade."   –Charles Dickens Happy 🌸 Spring! The Vernal Equinox began yesterday, marking the beginning of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere. We are looking forward to warmer days ahead! Each season brings its own unique challenges - be prepared by reviewing Weather.Gov's spring weather safety tips here . What's your spring weather like today? Leave a comment below and let us know!

Sheriff Chad Bianco with the mobile command post The Riverside County Sheriff Department recently  received  their  new state-of-the-art mobile command post! Built by  LDV, Inc. , the vehicle features a Magellan MX500™ Weather Station with Weather Master™software and the Weather Display Console. The Magellan MX500™ Weather Station can be seen mounted near the front of the vehicle. Sheriff Chad Bianco notes: "Mobile command posts are a must for critical incidents, natural disasters, and some crime scenes . . . Today we took delivery of our first (of three) state of the art Mobile Command Post. This thing is amazing. It is a self contained office, conference room, computer center, cellular/wi-fi, and dispatch center. "Our Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team (SERT) personnel worked closely with the manufacturer to design and equip this from the ground up making it one of the most advanced and capable vehicles in the industry." The Magellan MX Weather Station lin...

Capricorn FLX mounted on the roof of Updike Hall Funded by a NASA STEM grant, Vincennes University in Indiana purchased a Capricorn FLX™ Weather Station with the Weather MicroServer™ and Weather Master™ software. Assistant Professor of Geoscience Andrew Smith recently shared how the weather station has benefited multiple departments at the university:  “The weather station is mounted to the top of Updike Hall, which houses the School of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics. Data from the station is utilized by several departments and classes on campus. I use the data in my Intro to Weather and Climate and Earth Science courses. I have a series of data loggers nearby in some groundwater wells. I use the atmospheric pressure data from the weather station to calibrate my data loggers and correct the raw data. I know at least one agriculture class uses the data and surveying classes over in technology use the atmospheric pressure data so they have the most accurate information for s...