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The Climate Toolbox

The Climate Toolbox is a collection of web tools for visualizing past and projected climate and projected climate and hydrology of the contiguous United States of America.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Historical data (period of record varies)
File Format
images
csv
netcdf-4
netcdf-3

The Climate Toolbox: Drought Recovery Tool

The Climate Toolbox’s Drought Recovery Tool allows users to investigate the probability of recovering from drought conditions in the Western U.S. based on past observations from 1920-2020. 

Data Coverage
Regional
Period of Record
1920–2020
File Format
images
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. Drought Monitor (USDM)

The U.S. Drought Monitor is a map updated each Thursday to show the location and intensity of drought across the country. 

Data Coverage
Puerto Rico
United States
USVI/USAPI
Period of Record
2000 - present
File Format
images
text (ascii)
csv
shapefile
kml
Data Type
Land-based Station