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The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center produces Topsoil Moisture Monitoring maps based on United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) state reports of topsoil moisture conditions.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture produces weekly maps and charts displaying locations and percentages of drought-affected areas corn, soybeans, hay, cattle, and winter wheat. 

A resource for information about the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service's work relating to water quality and quantity.

The CVTEMP tool is the public interface for modeled and observed water temperature and flow data for the Sacramento River associated with Shasta Reservoir, Shasta Dam operations, and meteorological conditions.

Reports and data on streamflow, forecasts, reservoir storage and other hydrologic information for the Western United States.

The Weekly Palmer Drought Index (PDI) and Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) are estimations of the monthly PDI and PHDI on an operational weekly basis.

NWS Graphical Forecast is an interactive map that displays current and forecasted meteorological products including: Temperature, Precipitation, Probability of Precipitation, Weather, Hazards, Dew Point, Relative Humidity, Wind Speed, Wind Gusts, Wind Direction, and Sky Cover.

The Drought Risk Atlas provides historic data about drought through 2017 for weather stations across the United States that have at least 40 years of records.

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.

The USDA Risk Management Agency's Map Viewer shows insurance program availability for the selected livestock program and year. 

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