Speedwell Weather offers subscribers centralised access to a wide choice of gridded data series. These data sets can be used to provide time series data at a chosen location for a wide range of weather variables anywhere in the world. Our catalogue contains many data sets based upon ground observations, satellite data and forecast model-reanalysis data.

Gridded data is becoming more important for the index-based weather risk market. Speedwell maintains a growing inventory of datasets as shown below.

Available Gridded Data Sets

ECMWF ERA Interim, various global elements
Bureau of Meteorology, Australia various gridded data products
ARC2 (African rainfall)
Deutsche Wetterdienst, Germany hi-res rainfall (Rengie)
CHIRPS
NASA Earth Observation System
UK Met Office
Speedwell post processed reanalysis to high resolution

These data sets cover a range of weather and environmental information including

Temperature
Precipitation
10 metre Wind speed/ direction
Sea Surface Temperature
Wave Data
Solar radiation
Atmospheric pressure
Soil temperature
Soil moisture
Wind turbine - hub height wind speed (50m and 80m)

Please click here for the list of available data sets/elements

Understanding Gridded Data: Documentation

Each gridded data set has its own characteristics that define suitability for particular uses. Speedwell is able to advise on the suitability of gridded data sets, their strengths and weaknesses. We also offer whitepapers summarising each data set. These are available on request

Accessing Gridded Data

Gridded data can be accessed delivered by FTP, directly through the Speedwell Weather System or (coming soon) via API. In addition, data for a specific point can be accessed by licenced users directly through our web application.

Speedwell Proprietary Gridded Data Products

Speedwell produce a number of Industry specific Indexes, based upon reanalysis/gridded data, which may be used to analyse and monitor weather risk. These are currently available for a number of Wind Power Production regions.

Designed for use in risk-transfer, these use gridded wind data and wind turbine power curves to generate a synthetic time series designed to replicate actual power output.

Please contact us for more information on the process used as well as available products.

Licencing

Unlimited access to gridded data sets including our proprietary data sets and Wind Benchmarks is included in the SuperPack^® Premium licence. SuperPack provides corporate-wide access under a single contract.