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IRI Seasonal Climate Forecasts

Worldwide predictions for temperature and precipitation from the International Research Institute (IRI) for Climate and Society at Columbia University.

Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
1997 - Present
File Format
images
pdf
geotiff
kml
other
Data Type
Model

Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) – North Carolina State Climate Office

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) assesses the likelihood of wildfires becoming large and difficult to contain by representing the net effect of evapotranspiration and precipitation in pr

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Forecasts
File Format
images
csv
geotiff
Data Type
Satellite

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

Landscape Evaporative Response Index (LERI)

The Landscape Evaporative Response Index (LERI) is an experimental drought monitoring and early warning guidance tool that measures the anomaly in the actual evapotranspiration (ETa) from the

Data Coverage
Contiguous U.S.
Period of Record
2000 - present
File Format
images
netcdf-4
Data Type
Satellite