Climate Tab (Current Conditions & Forecast Risk)
Purpose
The Climate Tab shows how weather and climate conditions are currently affecting a commodity and how they are expected to evolve through the growing season. It is designed to help users understand where climate risk exists, why it exists, and how severe it may be.
This tab is especially useful for:
Monitoring in-season production risk
Identifying vulnerable regions early
Understanding potential yield impacts
Global Level
What you see
At the global level, the Climate Tab provides a high-level overview of climate conditions across all producing countries.
Key elements include:
A climate table listing major producing and exporting countries
Seasonal climate risk ratings for each country
Status indicators that signal whether conditions require action or monitoring
Growing season phase information
Yield ratings that estimate end-of-season outcomes
The riskiest part of the season and its main driver
The most similar historical year based on climate patterns
The table is ordered by production and export importance, ensuring the countries that matter most to global supply appear first.
Country Level
How to access
Click on any country name in the global table.
What changes
At the country level, all climate metrics are recalculated specifically for that country. You can:
View national climate risk trends
Extend the timeframe to explore further into the past or future
Compare climate severity across different periods
See which regions within the country contribute most to overall risk
The charts at this level help you understand whether risk is increasing, decreasing, or remaining stable at the national scale.
Region Level
How to access
From the country page, click on a region name.
What you see
Regional views show:
Aggregated climate risk across growing regions
Regional climate risk by severity
Regional climate risk by main risk factor
Key metrics summarizing conditions across all locations in the region
This view is useful for identifying sub-national hotspots and determining whether national risk is driven by one region or spread across many.
Growing Location Level
Purpose
The growing location level is the most detailed climate view available. All higher-level metrics are built from this data.
What you see
At this level, the page layout changes to emphasize explanation and granularity:
A clear description of why the location received its climate risk rating
Separate graphs for:
Climate risk (WA%R)
Temperature risk
Precipitation risk
KPIs that summarize trends for each graph
Timeframe controls that allow short-term or long-term analysis
This view is designed to answer:
“What exactly is happening at this location, and what is driving the risk?”