Campus Weather Service president transitions club to remote forecasting

For as long as he can remember, Christopher Tate, the senior majoring in meteorology and atmospheric science was fascinated with the weather.

Chris Tate CWS

Chris Tate, a senior majoring in meteorology and atmospheric science and president of Campus Weather Service, helped members of the club transition to virtual forecasting amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. IMAGE: PENN STATE

David Kubarek, April 06, 2021
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Christopher Tate’s first word may well have been “weather.”

For as long as he can remember the senior majoring in meteorology and atmospheric science was fascinated with the weather. As he watched televised weather forecasts as a child, his parents assumed he was intrigued by the maps, but they later found out it was the meteorology.

When Tate surveyed schools, a few stood out. But he said only one had the world-class program coupled with the ability to hit the ground running on forecasting and communications as soon as setting foot on campus.

So, he chose Penn State and did just that, getting heavily involved in Weather World and Campus Weather Service, the oldest and largest student-run forecasting organization in the nation.

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Campus Weather Service president transitions club to remote forecasting