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NASA Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) - IMERG

NASA GPM-IMERG: The Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) algorithm combines information from the GPM satellite constellation to estimate precipitation over the majority of the Earth's surface.  

Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
2000 - Present
File Format
geotiff
netcdf-4
Data Type
Land-based Station
Satellite

U.S. Gridded Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) from nClimGrid-Monthly - Cloned

The US Gridded Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) is derived from the nClimGrid-Monthly dataset and includes timescales of 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 and 72 months.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
1895–Present (Base Period 1895–2014)
File Format
netcdf-4
Data Type
Land-based Station

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
2023 Western Drought Webinar
Event Date
May 9, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
MDT
Location
Virtual

NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), in partnership with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, is hosting the 2023 Western Drought Webinar on May 9 to provide the latest information on current drought conditions and outlooks. 

South Central U.S. Drought Update and Winter Outlook: November 14, 2022
The Rio Grande River in the southern U.S. Photo credit: designwithval, Shutterstock.
Event Date
November 14, 2022

From shipping to agriculture and fire, the current drought has caused major impacts across the South Central United States so far. The forecast of a third La Niña winter does not bode well for lingering drought across the southern U.S. 

Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor System (MRMS)

The Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor System combines data streams from multiple radars, satellites, surface observations, upper air observations, lightning reports, rain gauges, and numerical weather prediction models to produce a suite of decision-support products every two minutes.

Data Coverage
Puerto Rico
United States
USVI/USAPI
Data Type
Blended Products
Land-based Station
Model
Radar
Satellite

Day 8-14 U.S. Hazards Outlook with Rapid Onset Drought

The Climate Prediction Center's Day 8–14 (Week 2) U.S. Hazards Outlook shows potential hazardous conditions related to temperature, precipitation, wind, snow, and rapid onset drought.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Outlook
File Format
images
shapefile
kml
Data Type
Model

U.S. Gridded Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) from nClimGrid-Daily

The US Gridded Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) is derived from the nClimGrid-Daily dataset and and includes timescales of 1, 2, and 3 weeks, as well as 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months.

Data Coverage
Contiguous U.S.
Period of Record
1951 – Present
File Format
text (ascii)
csv
netcdf-4
Data Type
Land-based Station

Gridded Climate Datasets: NOAA's nClimGrid - Daily

nClimGrid-Daily is a gridded dataset that includes area averages of daily maximum, minimum, and average temperatures and daily precipitation amounts for the contiguous United States from January 1, 1951 to the present.

Data Coverage
Contiguous U.S.
Period of Record
1951 – Present
File Format
text (ascii)
csv
netcdf-4
Data Type
Land-based Station
Midwest DEWS Research Webinar: Rapid Transitions in Precipitation Extremes
Event Date
September 22, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
CDT
Location
Virtual

This Midwest DEWS research webinar highlighted results from a NIDIS-funded research study that analyzed the rapid transitions in precipitation extremes in the Midwest. The goal of this research study, led by Dr. Trent Ford at the University of Illinois and Dr. Liang Chen at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was to improve our understanding of rapid transitions between precipitation extremes in the Midwest, their causes, and the future risk they pose to the region.

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