Products for the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico

The WMO RCC-Washington generates and distributes various climate products and services, especially for the subregion encompassing the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico. It fulfils the mandatory functions in the following domains of activities to meet the specific requirements of the lower RA IV region:

Subseasonal to seasonal forecasting

Regional tailored products and verification of RCC quantitative long-range forecasts products

Data services

Quality controlled global, regional climate datasets and national databases in support of operational long-range forecasts and climate monitoring

Climate monitoring

Analysis of climate variability and extremes, monitoring of the present state of the ocean-land-atmosphere system

Training

Information on methodologies and products specifications for mandatory RCC products and guidance on their interpretation and use