Blog

Announcements, blog posts, and updates from the Cal-Adapt: Analytics Engine team.

Extreme Climate Profiles Data Now Available

Extreme Climate Profile Data Now Available for Download through the Cal-Adapt: Data Explorer

The 2020 Sacramento Heat Waves: What Happened and What the Future Holds

Back-to-back heat waves in August and September 2020 pushed Sacramento to the edge of its energy capacity. Here’s what the data says.

Two New Technical White Papers Published

The Cal-Adapt team has published two new white papers covering the science and methods behind the Extreme Meteorological Year and Global Warming Level energy-sector climate…

Jupyter Notebooks Reorganized for Active Maintenance

The Analytics Engine team has reorganized Jupyter notebooks into actively maintained and archived repositories.

climakitae Documentation Revamp

The Analytics Engine team has launched a complete revamp of the climakitae documentation.

Climate Profiles Data Now Available for Download

Climate Profiles data is now available for download through the Cal-Adapt: Data Explorer.

Feedback Series on Climate Profiles

The Analytics Engine team is hosting an engagement series to gather feedback on Climate Profiles.

New Guidance on Heat Metrics for Energy Sector Planning

New guidance on Heat Metrics for Energy Sector Planning is now available.

Climate Profiles Are Live

An extensive set of pre-generated Climate Profiles is now available in the Data Catalog.

Annual Report 2025 Now Available

The Analytics Engine Annual Report 2025 is now available.

New Guidance on Getting Data at the Census Tract Level

New guidance explains the risks and limitations of mapping gridded climate data to census tracts.

climakitae 1.5.0 Released

climakitae version 1.5.0 features major performance improvements and a new ClimateData interface.

New JupyterHub Server Size Options

New server size options are available on the Analytics Engine JupyterHub.

climakitae 1.4.3 Released

climakitae 1.4.3 brings major enhancements to climate profile generation and test coverage.

New Climate Profiles Guidance Published

New guidance on annualized hourly climate profiles is now available.

New User Contribution Guidelines for Notebooks

New guidelines outline how community members can contribute notebooks to the platform.

(Re)Introduction to Cal-Adapt Webinar Recording Available

Watch the recording of the (Re)Introduction to Cal-Adapt webinar.

climakitae 1.2.3 Released

climakitae 1.2.3 brings performance improvements and a reorganized set of data access notebooks.

Presentation to California’s 5th Climate Change Assessment Authors

The Analytics Engine team presented to California’s 5th Climate Change Assessment Authors.

climakitae 1.1.0 Released

climakitae version 1.1.0 adds global warming levels functionality and several fixes.

Analytics Engine Team at AGU24

Analytics Engine team members will present posters and sessions at AGU24 in Washington D.C.

Annual Report 2023-2024 Now Available

The Analytics Engine Annual Report 2023-2024 is now available.

v1.0 of Analytics Engine Guidance Materials Live

Version 1.0 of the Analytics Engine Guidance materials is now live.

Analytics Engine Update Meeting Announced

An Analytics Engine Update Meeting for working group members will cover new notebooks and tools.

climakitae 0.1.0 Released

climakitae 0.1.0 brings a reorganization and renaming of notebooks.

Join Us at the California Adaptation Forum

The Analytics Engine team will host a workshop and session at the California Adaptation Forum.

Annual Report 2022 Now Available

The Analytics Engine Annual Report 2022 is now available.

Virtual Workshop for Potential Climate Data Users

A virtual workshop on climate data and analytics for California’s climate goals will be held online.