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Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)

Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN): an integrated database of daily climate summaries from land surface stations across the globe, including a common suite of quality assurance reviews. 

Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
1832 - Present (not all data available for all periods)
File Format
pdf
text (ascii)
csv
Data Type
Land-based Station

Gridded U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM)

The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a weekly map, released each Thursday, to show the location and intensity of drought across the country.

Data Coverage
Puerto Rico
United States
Period of Record
2000-Present
File Format
images
json
geotiff
Data Type
Model
2019 in Review: A Look Back at Drought across the United States in 10 Maps
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Including Weekly Maps from the U.S. Drought Monitor, the Most Intense Drought Map, the Weeks in Drought Map, the Cumulative Drought Index, the USDM 1 Year Change Map, the USDA Drought Designated Counties Map, the 12-Month SPI Map, the Annual Departure from Normal Precipitation Map, the Palmer Drought Severity Index, and the Soil Moisture Anomaly Monthly Maps.

Quick Drought Response Index (QuickDRI)

Quick Drought Response Index (QuickDRI): a geospatial tool that characterizes the intensification of short-term drought condition patterns on a weekly basis across the continental United States (CONUS) at a 1-km gridded spatial resolution.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2000 - Present
File Format
images
pdf
Data Type
Land-based Station
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