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Historical Drought Data & Conditions Tool: U.S. Drought Portal

 The U.S. Drought Portal's Historical Data & Conditions Tool displays three historical drought datasets side by side on an interactive time series graph and map: U.S. Drought Monitor (2000 - Present), Standardized Precipitation Index (1895 - Present), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (0 BCE - 2017). These data are available for download in CSV, XML, and JSON format.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Various
File Format
csv
json
xml
Data Type
Land-based Station
Paleoclimate

Historical Water Watcher

This tool, available as part of The Climate Toolbox, provides maps and summary tables of different drought types, such as agricultural and meteorological drought, for a location in the contiguous United States and enables easy comparison to a display of the current map of the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Historical data (period of record varies)
File Format
images
pdf
Data Type
Land-based Station
Model
Satellite

HydroData

HydroData is the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s hydrologic database access portal. Through interactive maps and charts, users can view reservoir data, gage data, and basin maps.

 

Data Coverage
United States
File Format
images
csv
json
Data Type
Land-based Station

InciWeb: Incident Information System

InciWeb is an interagency all-risk incident information management system. InciWeb provides the most current information about wildfires, prescribed burns, floods, hurricanes, and other incidents to the public, news media, and other interested parties.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions