Weather Forecasting for Weather Derivatives



Figure 5: Correlogram of Squared Residuals, Daily Average Temperature

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Atlanta


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100   200   300  400   500   600   700  800


Las Vegas


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Figure 6: Estimated Conditional Standard Deviations, Daily Average Temperature

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Atlanta

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1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001



Las Vegas

Philadelphia

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9

1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001

1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001


Figure 7: Forecast Skill Relative to Persistence Forecast, Daily Average Temperature Point Forecasts


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Chicago

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Figure 8: Forecast Skill Relative to Climatological Forecast, Daily Average Temperature

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