Current Climate and Hydrologic Conditions
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Information and Resources
Current and Anticipated Precip Anomalies over the US
HRCC Climate Anomaly Maps and Tables
NCDC Climate Monitoring
US. Drought Monitor (USDM)
NIDIS Drought Portal
NRCS West snowpack
US SNOTEL snow/precipitation update
NRCS Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) SNOTEL Data
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
This site provides information from the Third Assessment Report of this international scientific body which has indicated that there could be a rise of as much as 5.8 degrees C in average global annual temperatures between 1990 and 2100.
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
The NCDC is the world's largest database of climatic information and contains a wealth of data on temperature and precipitation trends.
Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia
The Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia is a leading center in studying paleoclimate and constructing observed climatologies. The Unit's research is also concerned with observed climate change.
US Climate at a Glance (NCDA)
This site provides easy access to US climate and weather information from 1895 to the present.
NOAA El Niño Page
Information on El Niño, forecasts, impacts, observations and research
NOAA La Niña Page
Information on La Niña, forecasts, impacts, and frequently asked questions
NASA's El Niño Page
Information about the state of the tropical Pacific Ocean as viewed from space as well as a multi-lingual primer on ENSO and its teleconnections to worldwide weather patterns. Also includes links to visualizations of El Niño, related research at Goddard Space Flight Center and other selected facilities around the globe.
Currents of Change: Impacts of El Niño and La Niña on Climate and Society
2nd edition by Michael H. Glantz
Published by Cambridge University Press, November 2000
Global Warming May Spur More Wildfires
Will Climate Change Spark More Wildfire Damages?
Wildfire threat in Western US likely to increase with climate change
US State Impacts of Global Warming
A state-by-state analysis of the likely effects of changes in climate in the US.
Climate and Hydrologic Seasonal Forecasts
Temperature Outlook: NOAA Sesonal forecasts
IRI Seasonal Forecasts
NOAA Precipipitation Seasonal Forecasts
Experimental Seasonal Precipitation Forecasts (Klaus Wolter, NOAA, ESRL)
CPC US Drought Assessment
NOAA Drought Resources Page
NOAA/NCEP El Nino Status/Forecast
Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and SST anomalies
El Nino Forecasts
Streamflow Forecasts
NRCS Streamflow forecasts by state and basin
Official NOAA/NWS Streamflow forecasts, NWS River Forecast Centers
CO Basin (includes Great Basin)
Missouri Basin (includes North and South Platte basins)
West Gulf (includes Rio Grande)
Arkansas Basin
NWS Forecast Offices Products
NWS Forecast Office products are not put out by one central NWS location, rather they are released by each individual climate office. There are hundreds of these Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) for cities across the United States. While most of the products put out be the WFOs are weather products, most offices do offer some climate data as well. This climate data is spefically geared to the location served the the partiular field office.
Below are some examples of WFO climate products.
Denver-Boulder, Colorado WFO Climate Products:
Climatology
Monthly and daily climate data and summaries for Colorado, as well as monthly temperature normals, means, and extremes for Denver. It includes seasonal and annual data and summaries for the Denver area.
Winter Weather
Winter weather information for the Denver area. Includes: winter weather bulletin, wind chill guidelines, and snowfall statistics.
Denver Weather History
Archived weather records for over 100 years for the Denver area.
Miami-South, Florida WFO Climate Products:
South Florida Climatological Data
-Daily climatic summaries for four separate South Florida locations. These include high and low temperature information, normal temperature information, precipitation, and peak wind data.
-Monthly climate data for the same four locations. Reports on similar variables as daily summaries do, but with more available climate normal information.
-State and Regional temperature and precipitation tables with 24 hour climatological data.
ENSO South Florida Data
Includes seasonal outlook, as well as discussions of current El Nino patterns and predictions, storminess, rainfall, and temperature data. It includes seasonal summaries, as well.
Anchorage, Alaska WFO Climate Products:
Preliminary Local Climatological Data
Daily temperature, precipitations, snow, and wind data for Anchorage.
Climate Records List
Temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and heating degree day records for Anchorage from 1917-2002.
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