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The Climate Explorer

The Climate Explorer offers graphs and maps of observed and projected temperature, precipitation, and related climate variables for every county in the contiguous United States, helping people assess potential exposure, vulnerability, and risk to their assets.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Historical Data, Forecasts
File Format
images
csv
Data Type
Land-based Station
Model

TroutCast

TroutCast is an interactive tool that helps users explore the projected impacts of drought on trout across Montana’s renowned blue-ribbon rivers.

Data Coverage
Regional
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