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U.S. Agricultural Commodities in Drought

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. 

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2012–Present
File Format
images
pdf

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. Topsoil Moisture Monitoring

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 condi

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions
File Format
images
Data Type
Land-based Station

Upper Missouri River Basin Drought Indicators Dashboard

This website provides access to drought indices that are used by the Montana Governor’s Drought and Water Supply Advisory Committee (Monitoring Sub-Committee), though it covers the whole Upper

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current conditions
Data Type
Land-based Station
Model
Radar