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Topofire

Topofire is a topographically resolved wildfire danger and drought monitoring system for the contiguous U.S.

Data Coverage
Contiguous U.S.
Period of Record
1992–2021
File Format
images
netcdf-3
Data Type
Model

U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) Station Data

The US Climate Reference Network (USCRN) is a system of NOAA climate observing stations that use high-quality instruments to measure temperature, precipitation,

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2000–present (atmospheric data); 2006–present (soil moisture data)
File Format
images
text (ascii)
csv
json
xml
Data Type
Land-based Station

U.S. Gridded Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) from nClimGrid-Monthly

The United States Gridded Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) is derived from the nClimGrid-Monthl

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
1895 - Present
File Format
netcdf-4
Data Type
Land-based Station

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