Business Leaders Consider AccuWeather Their Best Kept Secret in Business Planning
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. August 2, 2010 – AccuWeather.com, the world’s leading multimedia weather information source, today introduces SkyGuardr Long-Range, a new service helping businesses across industries proactively plan and make informed decisions about weather’s impact on their business operations.
"Business leaders from a broad range of industries have relied on AccuWeather’s long-range forecasting service and information for years through our EnergyPro product," said Paul Raymond, Director, SkyGuard Division. "Many of these clients consider AccuWeather their best kept secret in making the right business choices, from purchasing and shipping decisions to decisions that ensure the safety of their employees. In response to client suggestions, we have made significant product improvements and enhancements, all resulting in our new long-range weather forecast solution, SkyGuard Long-Range."
SkyGuard Long-Range clients may choose from comprehensive 15-Day, 16-30-Day, 30-Day, 90-Day, 6-Month, Seasonal, and Extended Tropical Outlook forecasting services. New features include:
The Extended Tropical Outlook provides forecasts out more than 10 days ahead for tropical storm and hurricane development, along with a major focus on the Atlantic Hurricane Basin.
The greatly expanded 15-Day Forecast provides daily temperature forecasts and five-day average temperatures for more than 60 U.S. and Canadian cities, including those traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Five forecast data parameters are provided for each city, including Departures from 30-Year Normals, Average Temperatures, Heating Degree Days, Cooling Degree Days, and 30-Year Normals. Interactive maps, data downloads, and analysis tools are available, as well as forecasts for all U.S. cities and zip codes.
The new 16-30 Day Forecast provides detailed discussions of the medium-range weather patterns for 16 U.S. regions.
The Seasonal Forecast is a new focus area that provides temperature and precipitation forecasts twice per season for 16 U.S. regions.
All forecasts feature 24×7, online access with optional email alerts.
AccuWeather’s suite of SkyGuard products provides accurate, local, customized, proactive, and personalized weather information – all designed to enable organizations to protect their people, property, and profits.
About AccuWeather, Inc. and AccuWeather.com
AccuWeather, Empowering You to Be the BestT, presents accurate, localized, branded forecasts and severe weather bulletins to over 125 million Americans each day via the Internet, mobile devices and IPTV, through the airwaves, and in print. The 113 meteorologists at AccuWeather deliver a portfolio of customized products and services to media, business, government, and institutions, and inform millions of visitors worldwide through the free AccuWeather.com website. AccuWeather also provides content onto more than 50,000 third-party Internet sites, including the ABC-Owned Television Station Group and washingtonpost.com. Visit www.accuweather.com for more information.