Overview
The CDC-Portal is an interactive online interface providing access to climate data curated by the Deutscher Wetterdienst’s Climate Data Center. It allows users to search, preview, and download a growing number of climate data sets, including station observations. Finance professionals may find it relevant for integrating climate information into risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Organisation behind the tool
The portal is developed and maintained by the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Germany’s national meteorological service, through its Climate Data Center. DWD operates under the Federal Ministry for Transport and provides weather and climate data services.
What the tool does
The CDC-Portal offers users:
- Interactive search across a growing number of climate data sets.
- Graphical and tabular previews of climate observations prior to download.
- Filtering by spatial, temporal and content criteria to refine data selection.
- Direct download of selected climate records.
- Access to measured and derived climate parameters from weather stations.
Target audience
Primary users include:
- Climate researchers and scientists.
- Meteorologists and environmental analysts.
- Public institutions and educational users.Other potential users may include policymakers, planners, and infrastructure or sector specialists requiring climate data.
Relevance to finance professionals
The CDC-Portal can support financial analysis in several ways:
- Risk assessment – Provides historical climate observations that help assess exposure to weather extremes and long-term climate trends.
- ESG analysis – Supplies environmental metrics useful in reporting physical climate risks for sustainable finance disclosures.
- Market/commodity insights – Offers data that can inform models for agricultural yields, water resources, energy demand, or infrastructure resilience.
- Investment context – Enables evaluation of climate-related trends, aiding scenario analysis and long-term planning.
