The following is a description of the latest operational release of GloFAS (v4.5) launched on 16 April 2026. For an overview of other GloFAS releases, please see: GloFAS versioning system.
Summary
GloFAS v4.5 introduces several minor changes to the system, including:
- New layout and updates to the functionalities of the EFAS-IS map viewer and website.
- Changes are reflected in the GloFAS User Guide documentation
- The GloFAS fixed reporting point list has been extended with 11 stations in Pakistan and 3 stations in Madagascar.
This upgrade of GloFAS has no impact on the GloFAS modelling results.
Technical details
| Release Date | 2026-04-16 |
|---|---|
| Pre-release date (available onstage platform) | n/a |
| In test suite | n/a |
| GloFAS internal number | 005 |
| Archiving of data | ECFS, MARS, CDS |
| Reference climatology (for thresholds/ anomalies) | 1979-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
| GloFAS Historical | 1979-01-01 to near present |
| Reforecasts | From 2003-03-27 to real time |
| Horizontal projection | EPSG4326 |
| Horizontal resolution | 0.05 x 0.05° |
| Temporal resolution | Daily |