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Topofire

Topofire is a topographically resolved wildfire danger and drought monitoring system for the contiguous U.S. The Topofire model methodology considers terrain and solar radiation, thus better capturing the effect that terrain geometries have on the spatial distribution of energy inputs.

Data Coverage
Contiguous U.S.
Period of Record
1992–2021
File Format
images
netcdf-3
Data Type
Model

U.S. Agricultural Commodities in Drought

The U.S. Department of Agriculture produces weekly maps and charts displaying locations and percentages of drought-affected areas corn, soybeans, hay, cattle, and winter wheat. 

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2012–Present
File Format
images
pdf

U.S. Soil Moisture Networks Portal

From 2018-2026, the research-based website NationalSoilMoisture.com provided high-resolution gridded soil moisture products derived from in situ soil moisture measurements, Natural Resources Conservation Service SSURGO soil characteristics, and PRISM data.

Data Coverage
United States
File Format
csv
geotiff
Data Type
Model

U.S. Topsoil Moisture Monitoring

The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center produces Topsoil Moisture Monitoring maps based on United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) state reports of topsoil moisture conditions.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions
File Format
images
Data Type
Land-based Station