Columbia Weather Systems

“During my research, I found Columbia Weather Systems offered detailed yet simple information about their Weather Monitoring solutions.” Christopher Gayle, Environmental Specialist at Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited, gave us insight to how recently installed Capricorn FLX™ Weather Stations are an important element of operations at the terminal. Capricorn FLX Weather Station installed at Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited in Jamaica. Situated at one of the world’s largest natural harbors, Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited operates as the largest container handling facility in the Caribbean, facilitating the import and export of goods to and from Jamaica with over 1,000 containers delivered weekly according to their website.  Monitoring on-site meteorological parameters is valuable on several levels.  “The experience so far has been great, we are still in the early phase of usage and will engage with the CWS team to ensure we are maximizing on the full potential of the syst...

President Nader Khoury Nader Khoury started at Columbia Weather Systems 25 years ago , spinning a new company from the weather station division of Hinds Instruments, Inc. Capricorn, the reliable weather station, had been in production since 1981. While we have added additional models, the Capricorn FLX represents the fourth generation of our flagship Capricorn line of modular weather stations. Nader came to CWS with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Oregon State University and 10 years of experience in test and measurement technology. With his leadership, Columbia Weather Systems has become one of the most recognized brands in the industry. Nader with daughter Julia in the early days.

“Weather has a huge impact at wastewater treatment plants,” Patrick McGrath, Water Resource Recovery Facility Supervisor at City of San Luis Obispo (CA) recently shared with us. “Rain impacts the flows we receive but is hard to account for within our database.” When considering a solution, he said, “We wanted something that would be automatically collected that we could point to and say, ‘this is why flows were elevated during this time.’” “The better we can track temperature, the better we can forecast/respond to changes in weather,"  Patrick continued.  “ Air quality and safety are a high priority. Knowing which direction and how strong the wind is blowing can ensure adequate response in the event of an emergency.” The City of San Luis Obispo’s Water Resource Recovery Facility treats 4.5 million gallons of wastewater daily in central California. A Pulsar 700 Weather Station was recently installed at the plant as part of a major facility upgrade that will help improve over...

Some of our customers really take weather monitoring to the next level! In the video below, WKRG News 5 in Mobile, Alabama debuts The Beast, their new mobile weather lab with the Pulsar 800 Weather Station : “From hurricanes to tornadoes to flash floods, it’s safe to say the Gulf Coast has some of the wildest, most active weather in the country. Reporting on these life changing weather events is top priority for WKRG News 5.” If you take weather monitoring seriously, check out our professional weather stations at Columbiaweather.com or give us a call! If video does not display, click here .