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Note: The methodology used in the Global Open Data Index has changed over time; significantly so between 2015 and 2016. For this reason, the results are not directly comparable over time.

What data is expected?

3-day forecasts of temperature, precipitation and wind. Forecasts have to be provided for several regions in the country. Short-term weather forecasts are relevant for the general public to plan activities, while also being reliable. See our methodology section for more information.

  • Temperature extremes
  • Temperature average
  • Wind speed
  • Wind direction
  • Precipitation Amount
  • Precipitation Probability
  • Forecast for current day and four following days

How open is the data?

In Jamaica, the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, which is a scientific division of the Ministry of Land and Environment, handles the business of meteorology. Data is published but not in the requisite format. The interface is old-fashioned and lead to broken links. The graph for temperature and precipitation was obscure or probably broken Data is not downloadable, the site loads the current day and next day information. The 3 day forecast is a brief text The data is up to date however there i no representation for pass weather information which would allow the review and tracking of trends

The submission is correct. One addition: the data is not openly licensed. There is a copyright note at the footer of the page, but no other statement of public domain status.

Data location   metservice.gov.jm - The Meteorological Service of Jamaica
   https://www.metservice.gov.jm/forecast.asp - The Meteorological Service of Jamaica, precipitation forecast
   https://www.metservice.gov.jm/forecast_towns2.asp - The Meteorological Service of Jamaica, iconic representation of weather forecasts
Data licence   Unknown
Data format   HTML
Reviewer   Danny Lämmerhirt
Submitters   Alesha Aris
Last modified   Mon Jan 16 2017 18:14:51 GMT+0000 (UTC)

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Reviewers

  • Danny Lämmerhirt

Submitters

  • Alesha Aris
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