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The day has a campus record

The Eric D. Soulis Memorial Weather Station makes Waterloo’s changing conditions visible. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from the University of Waterloo.

The Eric D. Soulis Memorial Weather Station makes Waterloo’s changing conditions visible.

In the September issue
The day has a campus record
The University of Waterloo weather station provides current readings and historical comparisons. Photo: University of Waterloo Weather Station / official source page. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

The context

Where the work begins

The official weather station publishes current readings and long-run comparisons from the Soulis Memorial Weather Station. It gives the campus a small but useful public instrument.

The takeaway

What follows

Weather is part of the reader experience too: it changes the route between buildings, the light in a studio and the rooms people choose to stay in.

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