Data format

VBar-delimited format

centre | model_id | yyyymm | time | forecast_step | station_id | latitude | longitude | station_elevation | parameter | level | period | score | event | sample_size | mean_value

where

parameterdescription
t2mair temperature at 2 meters above the model orography surface and corrected to the actual station elevation using the constant lapse rate 6.5K/1000m
tp24total precipitation accumulated over previous 24 hours
ff10mwind speed at 10 meters above the model orography
scoredescription
me

mean error (bias), computed as forecast minus observation

ct

contingency table, the 4 values are misses, hits, correct non-events, and false alarms (in this order)

 observednot observed
forecastHitsFalse alarms
not forecastMissesCorrect non-events
eventdescription
val>1forecast/observed value greater than 1 unit of the forecast parameter
an>4forecast/observed anomaly with respect to the station climate mean greater than 4 units of the forecast value
an<-1.5stdforecast/observed anomaly with respect to the station climate mean less than -1.5 times the standard deviation of the climate at the observation station