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Weather Risk

Terms used by the US National Weather Service

How to use climate forecasts, better understand the climate system and how climate patterns affect our weather

Temperature-related Weather futures and options on 42 cities throughout the world

Earth scientists' work on interdisciplinary research related to variability and predictability of earth's climate

Monthly news and analysis on a broad range of environmental issues including weather risk management

Covers ideas on long-lead weather forecasting

Software used for easy access, manipulation, and visualization of earth science data

Focuses on taking climate modeling and data assimilation techniques and improving interseasonal and annual forecasting

A database of radar stations in the United States

Where to find US climate data for snow, water, humidity, moisture, hurricanes, wind, etc

A project to estimate the likelihood of severe weather hazards in the United States

Time scales from a week to seasons, extending into the future as far as technically feasible

Official National Weather Service 90 day forecasts for the next 15 months

The latest weekly report and seasonal outlook

Research on climate models and forecasts

Weather forecasts for the next 90 days in the USA

Historical storm data such as hail, flood, tornado, high winds by county

US National Weather Service expert assessment reports related to temperature, precipitation, wildfire and more

Climate data as compiled by the US National Weather Service - precipitation, temperature, soil moisture, snow cover

Climate forecasts by the US National Weather Service

Temperature conversion, wind speed, wind chill, relative humidity, dew point, heat index calculations

Weather maps and forecasts for the United States

An introduction to the management of weather risk

Case studies and research

On modelling and pricing weather derivatives

This study develops a pricing model that considers weather derivatives to be the same as any other financial asset

Paper examines a variety of models applicable to agriculture

More and more organizations around the globe are using weather risk management tools

Discusses methods of hedging with over-the-counter weather derivatives - HDD swaps and options

The industry association for the weather risk management business

Explains terms such as degree days, heat index, wind chill, etc

Definitions of common terms

An in-depth look at the impact of weather on today’s business

An overview of weather hedging and weather risk management