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Future Weather Resources - Free and Open Source only
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NameProviderType/MethodLocations CoveredEmission ScenariosWeather File FormatsWebsiteInformation
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CCWorldWeatherGenEnergy and Climate Change Division, University of SouthamptonMorphing ToolsUKAR3 CMIP2, HadCM3 A2 ensembleEPW, TMY2https://energy.soton.ac.uk/ccworldweathergen/AR3 CMIP2, HadCM3 A2 ensemble, requires base EPW
2.5 x 2.5 ◦lat/long grid
2010–2039, 2040–2069, 2070–2099
Not updated since 2017
Free
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fTMYOak Ridge National LaboratoryMorphing Tools18 US CitiesRCP 8.5EPWhttps://data.subak.org/dataset/future-typical-meteorological-year-ftmy-us-weather-files-for-building-simulation- six different global climate models (GCM): ACCESS-CM2, BCC-CSM2-MR, CNRM-ESM2-1, MPI-ESM1-2, MRI-ESM2-0, and NorESM2-MM
- two different time spans: 2020-2039 and 2040-2059
- separate weather file for each of the six GCM’s and for each of the two time spans considered
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Statistically Downscaled Climate ScenariosPacific Climate Impacts ConsortiumMorphed DataCanadaRCP 8.5EPWhttps://www.pacificclimate.org/data/statistically-downscaled-climate-scenarios- Time periods considered are the 2020s, the 2050s, and the 2080s
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Future Weather FilesCenter for Energy and Environment, University of ExeterUKA1B and A1FIEPWhttps://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/centres/cee/research/prometheus/termsandconditions/futureweatherfiles/-
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Dynamically Downscaled Hourly Future Weather DataArgonne National LaboratoryDynamic downscaled dataNorth AmericaRCP 8.5 (RCP 4.5 in process)EPWhttps://data.openei.org/submissions/597412 x 12 km grid, >2300 locations
AR5 CMIP5, RCP8.5 complete, RCP4.5 in process
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EPWShiftRSingapore-Berkeley Building Efficiency and Sustainability in the Tropics (SinBerBEST) ProgramMorphing ToolsWorldwideEPWhttps://rdrr.io/github/ideas-lab-nus/epwshiftr/AR6 CMIP6, requires base EPW
11 x 11 km grid
Free, written in R, open source
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Future Weather GeneratorADAI-UC, CESAM-UAMorphing ToolsAR6 CMIP6, SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, SSP5-8.5EPWhttps://adai.pt/future-weather-generator/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110104		AR6 CMIP6, SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, SSP5-8.5, requires base EPW
80 x 80 km grid
Free, written in Java, open source
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Future Climate Data for Buildings and Infrastructure DesignNational Research Council CanadaMorphed DataCanadaTMYshttps://nrc-digital-repository.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=92bfa9cf-6d35-4de4-80c2-799f53961f60564 locations
TMYs, Extreme Cold/Warm Years, Moisture Reference Year, Typical Downscaled (future) Year
1991-2021 and seven future time-periods coinciding with 0.5ºC, 1ºC, 1.5ºC, 2ºC, 2.5ºC, 3ºC, 3.5ºC of global warming
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Test Reference Years of Germany (TRY)Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR)Morphed DataGermanyTRYhttps://www.bbsr.bund.de/BBSR/DE/FP/ZB/Auftragsforschung/5EnergieKlimaBauen/2013/testreferenzjahre/01-start.html15 locations
Current and future (2035) versions with jahr, somm, wint
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CIBSE, UKChartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)Morphed DataUKTRY, DSYhttp://www.cibse.org/knowledge-research/knowledge-resources/knowledge-toolbox/weather-data14 locations
TRY, DSY, future 2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100 with 10, 50 90%
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Note: Please contact demba.ndiaye@polytmtl.ca if you have any update to suggest to this list.
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