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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

Historical Water Watcher

This tool, available as part of The Climate Toolbox, provides maps and summary tables of different drought types, such as agricultural and meteorological drought, for a location in the contiguous U

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Historical data (period of record varies)
File Format
images
pdf
Data Type
Land-based Station
Model
Satellite

Intermountain West Ski Dashboard

The Intermountain West Ski Dashboard was created as a resource for decision makers within the ski industry in the Intermountain West (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexi

Data Coverage
Regional
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Forecasts
File Format
images

Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) – U.S. Forest Service

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index assesses the risk of fire by representing the net effect of evapotranspiration and precipitation in producing cumulative moisture deficiency in deep duff and upp

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
1997 - Present
File Format
images
Data Type
Land-based Station