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Regional Mesonet Program (RMP) Soil Temperature Maps

The Regional Mesonet Program (RMP) produces Soil Temperature maps at 2-inch and 4-inch depth for both bare soil and sod for the Midwest region.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2014 - Present
File Format
images
Data Type
Land-based Station

River DroughtCast

River DroughtCast is an interactive online tool that delivers current streamflow drought conditions and weekly forecasts of streamflow drought at approximately 3,000 USGS streamgages with more than 40 years of data across the lower 48 states.

Data Coverage
Contiguous U.S.
Period of Record
December 2025–present (forecasts out to 13 weeks)
File Format
other
Data Type
Model

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

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