Google patents method to tune rain forecasts for specific areas
Google has patented a method for improving weather forecasts by linking specific geographic and time zones to tailored rain prediction algorithms. The system uses historical weather data to adjust these algorithms, ensuring each area gets a forecast calibrated to its local climate patterns.
In the filing’s own words
A method of optimizing a probability of precipitation forecast is provided. The method includes uniquely associating, based on a data segment definition, a spatiotemporal subregion with a probability of precipitation forecasting algorithm of two or more probability of precipitation forecasting algorithms. The method further includes selecting climatological data meeting the data segment definition and calibrating, using the selected climatological data meeting the data segment definition, the probability of precipitation forecasting algorithm associated with the spatiotemporal subregion.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method comprising: uniquely associating, based on a data segment definition, a spatiotemporal subregion with a precipitation forecasting algorithm of two or more precipitation forecasting algorithms; selecting climatological data meeting the data segment definition; and calibrating, using the climatological data meeting the data segment definition, the precipitation forecasting algorithm associated with the spatiotemporal subregion to generate a calibrated precipitation forecasting algorithm.
Facts
- Company
- Google (Google LLC)
- Official title
- Optimizing a probability of precipitation forecast
- Patent number
- US12742905B2
- Application number
- 18564961
- Filed
- May 28, 2021
- Granted
- Sep 22, 2026
- Inventors
- 3
- Claims
- 22
Classified under
G01W 1/10 Physics & computingG01W 1/14 Physics & computingG01W 1/18 Physics & computingMore from Google in AI & software
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