Temperature, Precipitation, and Drought
Temperature, precipitation, and drought data and products
National
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ASOS Temperature Departure & Degree Day Maps
Daily updates of temperature and precipitation versus normal for several hundred U.S. automated stations, including Alaska and Hawaii. Users can loop these images through a multi-day animation.
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Climatological Rankings
Monthly U.S., Statewide, Divisional, and Regional 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 60-month, and Year-to-Date Temperature, Precipitation, Degree Days, and Palmer (Drought) Rankings
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National Temperature Index
Several different methodologies to estimate the temperature history of the contiguous United States, including NCEI's current operational version. Users can graph, compare and save the output from these different methods.
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National Temperature and Precipitation Maps
Current, 3-Month, 6-Month, 12-Month, and Year-to-Date National, Divisional, Statewide, and Regional Temperature and Precipitation Rank Maps
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Climate at a Glance: U.S. Time Series Plots
National temperature, precipitation, drought, and degree days time series
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U.S. Percentage Areas (Very Warm/Cold, Very Wet/Dry)
This product shows, for each month, season and year since 1895, how much of the contiguous United States experienced extreme (top or bottom 10%) temperature and precipitation conditions.
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Weekly Divisional Products
Maps of weekly temperature and precipitation anomalies, and short term Palmer drought indices are produced from CPC data.
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Statewide Temperatures
State annual and seasonal time series and decadal average temperature maps
Global
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Global Temp & Precip Maps
Monthly, Seasonal, and Annual Global Temperature, Precipitation, and Extremes Maps
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Global Surface Temperature Anomalies
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Climate at a Glance: Global Time Series Plots
Global temperature anomaly time series
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FAQ
The Merged Land & Ocean Surface Temperature data are presented as anomalies (departures from a long-term average) on a five-degree by five-degree global grid. The period of record is January 1880 through the most recent month.
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Climate at a Glance: Global Time Series Plots
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Upper Atmospheric Temperatures
Temperature history for three different layers of the atmosphere: lower troposphere, middle troposphere, and lower stratosphere. These are different parts of the atmosphere than the more familiar surface temperature.
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GHCN Gridded Products
GHCN Monthly Global Gridded Temperature and Precipitation Products
Drought
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Drought Termination and Amelioration
Based on Palmer drought analysis, the precipitation required to end or ameliorate drought in 6 timescales (1- to 6-months), the percent of normal precipitation this amount is, and the probability of receiving this amount of precipitation based on the historical record
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Historical Palmer Drought Indices
Create year-over-year animations of various Palmer-type drought analyses.
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North American Drought Monitor (NADM)
Maps, narratives, indicators, and data depicting areas of drought and abnormally dry conditions across the North American continent, compiled from national analyses prepared in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
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Weekly Palmer Drought Indices
Weekly Palmer-type maps beginning in 2005.
- National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)