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Applied Climate Information System (ACIS) - Temperature and Precipitation

The Regional Climate Centers (RCC) Applied Climate Information System (ACIS) offers interactive temperature and precipitation charts with single- or multi-station capabilities.

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

California Data Exchange Center

The California Data Exchange Center is a centralized database that stores, processes, and exchanges real-time hydrologic information on precipitation, river forecast, river stages/flow, snow, and r

Data Coverage
Regional
United States
Period of Record
Current conditions
File Format
images
pdf
text (ascii)
csv

Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) Data

Precipitation data from CoCoRaHS: a non-profit, community-based network of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail, and snow) acros

Data Coverage
Global
North America
Period of Record
1998 - Present
File Format
pdf
other
Data Type
Land-based Station

CPC Soil Moisture Outlooks - Monthly and Seasonal

The National Weather Service (NWS) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) produces monthly and seasonal drought outlooks based on Soil Moisture (CAS).

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Forecasts
File Format
images
Data Type
Model