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Thunderstorms 

This page presents a list of relevant Meteorological Service of Canada datasets under the thunderstroms theme, in order to guide users to the appropriate datasets. This list is not exhaustive, but provides an overview of the layers that can be used under this theme. The main data layers for this theme are wind variables and precipitation quantities. However, a number of other relevant layers can also provide additional information on the subject, such as thunderstorm occurrence probability, showalter or unstable parcel uplift indices, to name but a few examples.

Example of an interactive map featuring the Web Map Service (WMS) layers HRDPS.CONTINENTAL (Instantaneous Precipitation Rate), Weather Warnings and HRDPS.CONTINENTAL (Showalter Index) (active on the map), as well as other optional layers that can be added by checking the boxes in the list in the map. The layers are served by MSC GeoMet :








Datasets

It should be noted that the various layers presented in the list are available at different resolutions and timeframes. The layers in the following list can also be viewed on MSC AniMet with a single permalink for all variables.

 HRDPS at surface/near-surface fields
 HRDPS data documentation
  • Instantaneous precipitation rate
  • Convective precipitation
  • Cloud water
  • Showalter Index, with reference level 500.0 mb
  • Lifted index for the most unstable parcel
 HRDPS - Weather Elements on Grid
 HRDPS data documentation
  • Probability of thunderstorm occurence
  • Wind speed
  • Wind direction
  • Gust
  • Temperature
  • Probability of precipitation
  • Dew point temperature
 RESPS
 RESPS data documentation
  • Storm surge - Atlantic North West (control member)
  • Storm surge - Atlantic North West (1)
  • Storm surge - Atlantic North West (2)
  • Storm surge - Atlantic North West (3)
  • Storm surge - Atlantic North West (4)
  • Storm surge - Atlantic North West (5)
  • Storm surge - Atlantic North West (6)
 Radar
 Radar data documentation
  • Radar precipitation rate for rain
  • Radar extrapolation precipitation rate
 Satellite
 Satellite documentation
  • Day Cloud Convection product
  • Visible IR Sandwich product
  • Night Microphysics and IR
 Others