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PNW Trend Analysis Tool

  • Description:

    Graph monthly, seasonal, and annual trends in temperature, precipitation, and snowpack for stations across the Pacific Northwest.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Precipitation, Snowpack
  • Formats: Data, Graph, Map
  • Timeframe: Historical
  • Source: Washington State Climate Office PNW Trend Analysis Tool
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    Vaisala Interactive Lightning Climatology Map

  • Description:

    View a global map of annualized lightning strike density from 2016-2023.

  • Variables: Severe Weather
  • Formats: Map
  • Timeframe: Historical
  • Source: Vaisala
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    Climate Toolbox Sub-seasonal Forecast Graphs

  • Description:

    Explore experimental 4-week forecasts of precipitation, temperature, evaporation, and various wildfire indices. Click on “set location” on the initial pop-up message and then enter “Washington State” in the GeoLocation box to view forecasts for Washington State.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Drought, Fire, Heat, Precipitation
  • Formats: Data, Graph
  • Timeframe: Seasonal Forecasts, Short-term Outlooks
  • Source: Climate Toolbox
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    U.S. Freeze Maps

  • Description:

    Freeze climatology maps, current season freeze information, and growing degree days, from 1991-present.

  • Variables: Air temperature
  • Formats: Map
  • Timeframe: Historical, Real-time
  • Source: Midwest Regional Climate Center
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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 Health and Risk Tool

  • Description:

    Explore heat risk and exposure across Washington State down to the neighborhood-level.

  • Variables: Heat, Social Vulnerability
  • Formats: Graph, Map
  • Timeframe: Historical, Long-term projections
  • Source: UW Center for Health and the Global Environment
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    NCA5 Interactive Atlas Explorer

  • Description:

    Explore maps of projected temperature and precipitation changes from the LOCA2 downscaled dataset. LOCA2 data is downscaled from CMIP6 climate models.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Heat, Precipitation
  • Formats: Map
  • Timeframe: Long-term projections
  • Source: U.S. National Climate Assessment
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    U.S. Climate Division Mapping

  • Description:

    Map monthly, seasonal, and annual NOAA/NCEI U.S. Climate Division temperature and precipitation means, anomalies, and climatologies with the ability to average over multiple years, from 1895-present.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Drought, Precipitation
  • Formats: Map
  • Timeframe: Historical
  • Source: NOAA Physical Science Laboratory
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    NCEI Climate Extremes Index (CEI)

  • Description:

    Graph regional and national trends in extreme max/min temperature records, drought, and heavy precipitation records over time.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Drought, Precipitation
  • Formats: Data, Graph
  • Timeframe: Historical
  • Source: NCEI
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    NWRFC Flooding and Streamflow Outlooks

  • Description:

    View maps and graphs of forecast river levels, flooding, precipitation, and air temperatures across Washington State out to 10 days in the future.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Precipitation, Runoff / Streamflow
  • Formats: Graph, Map
  • Timeframe: Short-term Outlooks
  • Source: Northwest River Forecast Center
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    Climate Toolbox Future Boxplots

  • Description:

    Graphs of future climate and hydrology from 1971-2099.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Drought, Evaporation / Transpiration, Fire, Humidity, Precipitation, Snowpack, Soils
  • Formats: Data, Graph
  • Timeframe: Long-term projections
  • Source: University of California Merced
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    WRCC Climate Division Plotting

  • Description:

    Create time series plots of monthly precipitation and temperature by climate division.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Precipitation
  • Formats: Graph
  • Timeframe: Historical
  • Source: Western Regional Climate Center
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    Climate Mapping For Resilience and Adaptation

  • Description:

    Explore county, neighborhood, or Tribal Area-level risk for various climate hazards under low, medium, and high emissions pathways over the next century.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Coastal water levels (Waves/Surge/Tides), Drought, Fire, Heat, Precipitation
  • Formats: Graph, Map
  • Timeframe: Historical, Long-term projections
  • Source: U.S. Global Change Research Program (GCRP)
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    Recent Temperature and Precipitation Time Series

  • Description:

    Plot temperature and precipitation data compared to the 1991-2020 normal for up to 365 days from the current date for a few dozen WA weather stations.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Precipitation
  • Formats: Graph
  • Timeframe: Historical, Real-time
  • Source: NWS Climate Prediction Center
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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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