Whether you’re a weather watcher, a student, a journalist, or simply curious about what’s happening in the Casper sky, Casper College has a resource worth bookmarking.
Accessing the Casper College Weather and Data Page
The college’s School of Science maintains a free, publicly accessible data page that collects links to real-time environmental monitoring tools, sensors, and data products relevant to the Casper area. From local weather conditions to air quality readings and GPS reference data, the page serves as a one-stop hub for anyone interested in what’s happening in our environment right now.
“This page brings together a set of data resources that are genuinely useful for the community,” said Andrew Young, Ph.D., physics instructor at Casper College. “Whether you’re a student learning to interpret real-world data or a community member who just wants to know what the air quality looks like today, it’s all right there and freely available.”
What You’ll Find on the Page
The data page includes links to several monitoring stations and tools, many of which are hosted or managed by two Casper College faculty members and one administrator.
- EPA RadNet — A federal radiation monitoring station hosted at Casper College, with Young serving as the campus contact. RadNet provides continuous air-monitoring data to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- The PurpleAir Air Quality Sensor — a real-time air quality monitor that measures fine particulate matter, such as PM2.5. It is part of the national PurpleAir network. The PurpleAir Air Quality Sensor campus contact is Chris Lorenzen, director of Casper College Strategic Marketing and Communications.
- Continuously Operating Reference Stations — GPS reference data are managed by Jeff Sun, the academic chair of the Casper College Department of Natural Science and Technology.
The Casper College School of Science developed the page as part of its commitment to hands-on, real-world learning. Students use the data in their coursework, and the college has made it openly available to anyone who wants access.
News and weather media are also welcome to use data from the page, but are asked to credit the appropriate source, e.g., cite Casper College School of Science / EPA RadNet / PurpleAir network, etc.
At a Glance
- News Focus
- Availability of a centralized, public environmental monitoring and science data page
- Key Participants
- Andrew Young, Ph.D., Casper College physics instructor and EPA RadNet campus contact
- Chris Lorenzen, director of Casper College Strategic Marketing and Communications and PurpleAir contact
- Jeff Sun, academic chair of the Casper College Department of Natural Science and Technology and CORS GPS data manager
- Key Takeaways and Data Sources
- EPA RadNet, a federal radiation monitoring station, provides continuous air monitoring data to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- PurpleAir Air Quality Sensor tracks fine particulate matter such as PM2.5 in real time
- Continuously Operating Reference Stations deliver high-precision GPS reference data
- Resources are free, open to the public, and available for coursework and media use with proper attribution
