Method, system, and software for calculating a multi factor temperature index

• US 20020128776A1
• Filed: 02/28/2001
• Published: 09/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accuweather Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Accuweather Incorporated
• Inventors: Myers, Joel N., Steinberg, Michael A., Sobel, Joseph, Abrams, Elliot, Myers, Evan
• Granted Patent: US 6,768,945 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/3
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/02 Instruments for indicating weather conditions by measuring two or more variables, e.g. humidity, pressure, temperature, cloud cover or wind speed G01W1/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/06 giving a combined indication of weather conditions catathermometers for measuring "cooling value" related either to weather conditions or to comfort of other human environment G01W1/17; computers per se G06

Abstract

A method, system, and software for calculating a multi factor temperature index includes determining the values of at least two weather related parameters. The multi factor temperature index is calculated using the calculated values of the two weather related parameters and an actual temperature value. The two weather related parameters are selected from a group consisting of a wind speed parameter, a solar intensity parameter, a dew point parameter, an atmospheric pressure parameter and a precipitation parameter.

Claims

1. A method of calculating a multi-factor temperature index comprising:

(a) determining values of at least two weather related parameters; and

(b) calculating the multi factor temperature index using the determined values of the two weather related parameters and an actual temperature value.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the two weather related parameters are selected from a group consisting of a wind speed parameter, a solar intensity parameter, a dew point parameter, an atmospheric pressure parameter and a precipitation parameter.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of calculating at least two weather related parameters includes calculating three weather related parameters.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of calculating at least two weather related parameters includes calculating four weather related parameters.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of calculating at least two weather related parameters includes calculating five weather related parameters.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the three weather related parameters are selected from a group consisting of a wind speed parameter, a solar intensity parameter, a dew point parameter, and atmospheric pressure parameter and a precipitation parameter.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the four weather related parameters are selected from a group consisting of a wind speed parameter, a solar intensity parameter, a dew point parameter, and atmospheric pressure parameter and a precipitation parameter.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein the five weather related parameters include a wind speed parameter, a solar intensity parameter, a dew point parameter, an atmospheric pressure parameter and a precipitation parameter.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein step (a) includes measuring the weather related parameters.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein step(a) includes forecasting the weather related parameters.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein step(a) further includes deriving the values of the weather related parameters from the measured weather related parameters.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein step(a) further includes deriving the values of the weather related parameters from the forecasted weather related parameters.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein step(a) includes observing the weather related parameters

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein step(a) further includes deriving the values of the weather related parameters from the observed weather related parameters.

16. The computer implemented method of calculating a multifactor temperature index according to claim 15, wherein calculating the multifactor temperature index for one of the two ranges uses an UV index related parameter.

17. The computer implemented method according to claim 15, further comprising determining at least two temperature related ranges before determining the at least two ranges of a sunshine related parameter for each of the two temperature related ranges,

wherein calculating of the multifactor temperature indexes is done differently for each of the two ranges of the two temperature related ranges.

19. The computer readable data storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the two weather related parameters are selected from a group consisting of a wind speed parameter, a solar intensity parameter, a dew point parameter, an atmospheric pressure parameter and a precipitation parameter.

20. The computer readable data storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the first program code calculates three weather related parameters.

21. The computer readable data storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the first program code calculates four weather related parameters.

23. The computer readable data storage medium according to claim 20, wherein the three weather related parameters are selected from a group consisting of a wind speed parameter, a solar intensity parameter, a dew point parameter, and atmospheric pressure parameter and a precipitation parameter.

24. The computer readable data storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the four weather related parameters are selected from a group consisting of a wind speed parameter, a solar intensity parameter, a dew point parameter, an atmospheric pressure parameter and a precipitation parameter.

26. The computer readable data storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the first program code receives measured values of the weather related parameters.

27. The computer readable data storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the first program code includes program code for forecasting the weather related parameters.

30. The computer readable data storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the first program code includes program code for receiving observed weather related parameters.

31. The computer readable data storage medium according claim 30, wherein the first program code further includes program code that derives the values of the weather related parameters from the observed weather related parameters.

15. A computer implemented method of calculating a multifactor temperature index comprising:

determining the value of at least two weather related parameters;

determining at least two ranges of a sunshine related parameter; and

calculating a respective multifactor temperature index value for each of the two ranges of the sunshine related parameter using the at least two weather related parameters.

18. A computer readable data storage medium having program code recorded thereon for calculating a multi factor temperature index, the program code comprising:

a first program code that determines values of at least two weather related parameters; and

a second program code that calculates a multi factor temperature index using the determined values of the two weather related parameters and an actual temperature value.

22. The computer readable data storage medium according to claims 18, wherein the first program code calculates five weather related parameters.

25. The computer readable data storage medium according to claim 22, wherein the five weather related parameters include a wind speed parameter, a solar intensity parameter, a dew point parameter, an atmospheric pressure parameter and a precipitation parameter.

28. The computer readable data storage medium according to claim 26, wherein the first program code includes program code that derives the values of the weather related parameters from the measured weather related parameters.

29. The computer readable data storage medium according to claim 27 wherein the first program code includes program code that derives the values of the weather related parameters from the forecasted weather related parameters.

32. A computer readable data storage medium having program code recorded thereon for calculating a multifactor temperature index, the program code comprising:

a first program code that determines values of at least two weather related parameters;

a second program code that determines at least two ranges of a sunshine related parameter; and

a third program code that calculates a respective multifactor temperature index value for each of the two ranges of the sunshine related parameter using the at least two weather related parameters.

33. A system for calculating a multi factor temperature index, comprising:

means for determining values of at least two weather related parameters; and

means for calculating the multi factor temperature index using the determined values of the two weather related parameters and an actual temperature value.

34. A system for calculating a multi factor temperature index, comprising:

means for determining the values of at least two weather related parameters;

means for determining at least two ranges of a sunshine related parameter; and

means for calculating a respective multifactor temperature index value for each of the two ranges of the sunshine related parameter using the at least two weather related parameters.