It is an undisputed fact that weather risk increases over time due to climate change. However, qualification of this … statement with regard to the type of weather risk and geographical location is needed. We investigate the application of novel … statistical tools for assessing changes in weather risk over time. We apply local t-test, change point tests and Mann-Kendall test …

In periods of unusual weather, forecasters face a problem of interpreting economic data: Which part goes back to the … underlying economic trend and which part arises from a special weather effect? In this paper, we discuss ways to disentangle … weather-related from business cycle-related influences on economic indicators. We find a significant influence of weather …

place, these methods are particularly important as weather patterns become more volatile …