Bias-Corrected and Dynamically-Downscaled Hourly Temperature Projections for Sea-Tac

Abstract

Load forecasting requires hourly temperature estimates in order to better estimate energy demand. This memo describes the bias-correction approach used to develop new dynamically-downscaled projections of historical and future hourly temperatures at SeaTac. The purpose of this memo is two-fold:

1. Describe the general approach to bias correcting all WRF hourly temperatures, and 2. Describe the additional bias-correction applied to correct for anomalous cold snaps.