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ECMWF Reanalysis v5 (ERA5)

ERA5 is the fifth generation ECMWF atmospheric reanalysis of the global climate covering the period from January 1940 to present. ERA5 is produced by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) at ECMWF.

Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
1940 - Present
File Format
geotiff
netcdf-4
Data Type
Land-based Station
Model

ERA5: Drought Indices

ERA5 is the fifth generation ECMWF atmospheric reanalysis of the global climate covering the period from January 1940 to present. ERA5 is produced by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) at ECMWF.

Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
1940 - Present
File Format
geotiff
netcdf-4
Data Type
Land-based Station
Model

Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI)

The Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) is an experimental tool that examines how anomalous the atmospheric evaporative demand (E0; also known as "the thirst of the atmosphere") is for a given location and across a time period of interest.

Data Coverage
Contiguous U.S.
Period of Record
1980 - Present
File Format
images
text (ascii)
Data Type
Model

Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) Seasonal Projections

This tool shows one-month projections for EDDI, which is an early warning guidance tool that is available for monitoring.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Forecasts
File Format
netcdf-4