Glossary
A helpful glossary of terms associated with weather and climate.
Point data
Collective term for any measurement of weather recorded at a single point (rather than across an area).
Post-processing
A range of techniques applied to data to make it suitable for a specific purpose e.g. averaging values, filtering, quality control.
Probabilistic forecast
A forecast which represents the estimated uncertainty of the prediction. This uncertainty can be estimated statistically through assessing past performance, or using an ensemble forecast.