Policy Related Resources:
Shared Weather Data between RMA and AIPs:
- PRISM:
- Provides standardized weather observations from a wide range of monitoring networks and sensors, applies sophisticated quality control measures and mapping methods, and develops spatial datasets to reveal weather patterns and validate weather related claims by both RMA and AIPs.
- Public Access: https://prism.oregonstate.edu/
- AIP Access: https://rma.nacse.org/
Hurricane (HIP-WI/TS):
- NOAA NCEI Hurricane International Best Track Archive (IBTrACS):
- The IBTrACS Storm data is a complete global collection of the best-track dataset of tropical cyclones available.
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/international-best-track-archive
- The IBTrACS Storm data is a complete global collection of the best-track dataset of tropical cyclones available.
- NOAA NCEI Gridded Rainfall for USDA:
- Contains gridded fields and area averages of daily precipitation amount for the Contiguous United States (CONUS).
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cirs/usda/
- Contains gridded fields and area averages of daily precipitation amount for the Contiguous United States (CONUS).
Smoke (FIP-SI):
- NOAA Hazard Mapping System (HMS) Smoke Distribution (for FIP-SI):
- Smoke plume density extracted from satellite imagery into polygons.
https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/land/hms.html
- Smoke plume density extracted from satellite imagery into polygons.
Rainfall Index (PRF, Apiculture, Annual Forage):
- NOAA NCEI Gridded Rainfall for USDA:
- Contains gridded fields and area averages of daily precipitation amount for the Contiguous United States (CONUS).
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cirs/usda/
- Contains gridded fields and area averages of daily precipitation amount for the Contiguous United States (CONUS).
General Resources:
USDA Weather Conditions and Information:
- USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin:
- The Bulletin includes the National Summary, State Stories, current data for weather, temperature and precipitation and international agricultural weather.
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/wwcb.pdf
- The Bulletin includes the National Summary, State Stories, current data for weather, temperature and precipitation and international agricultural weather.
- USDA Daily U.S. Agriculture Weather Highlights:
- The report offers a daily depiction of the day’s weather across the United States and the resulting potential impacts on key commodities.
https://www.rma.usda.gov/sites/default/files/information-tools/TODAYSWX.pdf
- The report offers a daily depiction of the day’s weather across the United States and the resulting potential impacts on key commodities.
General Weather:
- National Weather Service:
- Provide weather, water, forecasts, warnings, and impact-based decision support services for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.
https://www.weather.gov/
- Provide weather, water, forecasts, warnings, and impact-based decision support services for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.
- National Weather Service: NWS GIS Portal:
- Provides geospatial resources for weather, water, forecasts, warnings, and impact-based decision support services for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.
https://www.weather.gov/gis/
- Provides geospatial resources for weather, water, forecasts, warnings, and impact-based decision support services for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.
- NOAA National Water Prediction Service:
- Provides timely and consistent, state-of-the-science national hydrologic analyses, forecast information, data, guidance, and equitable decision-support services to inform essential emergency management and water resources decisions across all time scales.
https://water.noaa.gov/
- Provides timely and consistent, state-of-the-science national hydrologic analyses, forecast information, data, guidance, and equitable decision-support services to inform essential emergency management and water resources decisions across all time scales.
- National Weather Service Hurricane Center:
- Issues the watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather available.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
- Issues the watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather available.
- US Drought Monitor:
- Shows where drought is and its severity across the U.S. and its territories.
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
- Shows where drought is and its severity across the U.S. and its territories.
- USGS Water Data:
- USGS collects water data at monitoring locations across the United States using automated sensors and manual data collection. Provides water data in one or more of the following categories: continuous data, daily data, field measurements, and discrete sample data.
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/
- USGS collects water data at monitoring locations across the United States using automated sensors and manual data collection. Provides water data in one or more of the following categories: continuous data, daily data, field measurements, and discrete sample data.
- USGS Stream Stats:
- Provides access to spatial analytical tools that are useful for water-resources planning and management, and for engineering and design purposes.
https://www.usgs.gov/streamstats
- Provides access to spatial analytical tools that are useful for water-resources planning and management, and for engineering and design purposes.
- US Army Corps of Engineers - River Gages:
- Provides latest and historical river gauge data.
https://rivergages.mvr.usace.army.mil/WaterControl/new/layout.cfm
- Provides latest and historical river gauge data.
- All-Risk Incident Information System (InciWeb):
- Providing the public with a single source of incident related information.
https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/
- Providing the public with a single source of incident related information.