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Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF)

NWS WPC produces Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts (QPFs) that depict the amount of liquid precipitation expected to fall in a defined period of time.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2010 - Present
File Format
images
shapefile
kml
Data Type
Land-based Station

Quick Drought Response Index (QuickDRI)

Quick Drought Response Index (QuickDRI): a geospatial tool that characterizes the intensification of short-term drought condition patterns on a weekly basis across the continental United States (CO

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2000 - Present
File Format
images
pdf
Data Type
Land-based Station

Real-Time Spatial Estimates of Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) Reports

Provided by the University of Colorado Boulder and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, these reports provide near-real-time estimates of snow-water equivalent (SWE) at a spatial resolution of 50

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2014 - Present
File Format
images
pdf
csv
Data Type
Model

Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE)

The Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) is an open data system for viewing, accessing, and downloading the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's water and water-related data.

Data Coverage
United States
File Format
images
pdf
csv
json