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SPC Storm Events Database

  • Description:

    Search for notable storm events from 1950 to present across Washington including snowfall, high winds, extreme heat, flooding, marine hazards, and severe thunderstorms.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Coastal water levels (Waves/Surge/Tides), Fire, Heat, Precipitation, Runoff / Streamflow, Severe Weather, Wind
  • Formats: Text description
  • Timeframe: Historical
  • Source: SPC
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    MRCC cli-MATE Tool

  • Description:

    Access hourly, daily, monthly, and seasonal raw climate data, as well as rankings, thresholds, and graphics through for cli-MATE. This is a powerful tool that we highly recommend.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Drought, Precipitation, Snowpack, Wind
  • Formats: Data, Graph, Map
  • Timeframe: Historical, Real-time
  • Source: Midwest Regional Climate Center (MRCC)cli-MATE Navigation Guide (list of data products available)
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    Climate Toolbox Climate Mapper

  • Description:

    Maps of recent, gridded conditions, as well as monthly and seasonal forecasts and long term climate projections on a seasonal and annual time scale.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Drought, Evaporation / Transpiration, Fire, Heat, Humidity, Precipitation, Snowpack, Soils, Sunlight / Infrared (Radiation), Wind
  • Formats: Data, Map
  • Timeframe: Historical, Long-term projections, Real-time, Seasonal Forecasts
  • Source: University of California Merced
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    UW Atmos Recent Timeseries Weather Observations across the NW

  • Description:

    Plot real-time and historical weather conditions for various stations in WA, OR, ID, and BC. Data are available from 1996-present.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Humidity, Precipitation, Pressure, Sunlight / Infrared (Radiation), Wind
  • Formats: Data, Graph
  • Timeframe: Historical, Real-time
  • Source: UW Atmospheric Sciences Department
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    USGS National Climate Change Viewer: CMIP6-LOCA2

  • Description:

    View gridded historical and projected (1950-2100) daily minimum temperature, maximum temperature, and precipitation across North America from the LOCA2 dataset. Future projections are available for various emissions pathways (SSPs) and global warming levels using CMIP6 data.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Heat, Precipitation, Wind
  • Formats: Data, Graph, Map
  • Timeframe: Historical, Long-term projections
  • Source: USGS
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    Wind Rose Diagrams

  • Description:

    View monthly wind roses (diagrams showing the frequency of average wind direction and speed at a given location) for ASOS (airport) stations across Washington State. This tool also allows the user to download raw data and choose a custom time period to plot as well.

  • Variables: Wind
  • Formats: Data, Graph
  • Timeframe: Historical, Real-time
  • Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet
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    NOAA Tides and Currents Interactive Map

  • Description:

    View current and future tide charts, currents, and marine-specific meteorological information.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Coastal water levels (Waves/Surge/Tides), Pressure, Wind
  • Formats: Graph, Map
  • Timeframe: Short-term Outlooks
  • Source: NOAA
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    Climate Toolbox Climate Tracker

  • Description:

    Plot monthly gridded climate data (gridMET) from 1979-present at 4 km spatial resolution.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Drought, Evaporation / Transpiration, Humidity, Precipitation, Sunlight / Infrared (Radiation), Wind
  • Formats: Data, Graph
  • Timeframe: Historical
  • Source: University of California Merced
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    National Diurnal Climatology

  • Description:

    Monthly graphs of hourly average temperature, precipitation, dew point, wind, and sky cover for 5 Washington locations averaged from 1961-1990 climate normals.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Cloud Cover, Humidity, Precipitation, Wind
  • Formats: Graph
  • Timeframe: Historical
  • Source: Microclimates.org
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    Monthly/Seasonal Climate Composites

  • Description:

    Map global climate conditions based on gridded, monthly data from 1948-present. Change the “map projection” to zoom in by region/continent.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Drought, Humidity, Precipitation, Pressure, Soils, Sunlight / Infrared (Radiation), Water temperature, Wind
  • Formats: Data, Graph, Map
  • Timeframe: Historical
  • Source: NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
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    NCEI Dataset Discovery

  • Description:

    Use this webpage to find a wide range of data including daily surface observations, global monthly and annual summaries, marine (ship, buoy, and platform) data, hourly and 15-minute precipitation observations, and Level II and III Radar.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Cloud Cover, Coastal water levels (Waves/Surge/Tides), Humidity, Precipitation, Pressure, Sunlight / Infrared (Radiation), Water temperature, Wind
  • Formats: Data
  • Timeframe: Historical, Real-time
  • Source: NCEI
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    NCEI Daily Weather Station Database

  • Description:

    Obtain daily weather observations for all NOAA and NWS weather stations in the U.S. These data include a wide variety of variables including temperature, precipitation, cloud cover/radiation, snow water equivalent, and wind, depending on station type.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Cloud Cover, Precipitation, Snowpack, Sunlight / Infrared (Radiation), Wind
  • Formats: Data
  • Timeframe: Historical, Real-time
  • Source: NCEI
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    PNW Hourly Data Plotter

  • Description:

    Interactively plot and retrieve raw hourly data for 51 Washington locations, from 1996-present.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Humidity, Precipitation, Pressure, Sunlight / Infrared (Radiation), Wind
  • Formats: Data, Graph
  • Timeframe: Historical, Real-time
  • Source: University of Washington Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science
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