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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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    PRISM Gridded Climate Data

  • Description:

    high resolution precipitation, temperature, dewpoint temperature, and vapor pressure deficit from 1981-present

  • Variables: Air temperature, Evaporation / Transpiration, Humidity, Precipitation
  • Formats: Data, Map
  • Timeframe: Historical, Real-time
  • Source: Oregon State University PRISM Climate
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    U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index

  • Description:

    View neighborhood-level climate risk and resilience derived from a combination of health, social, economic, environmental, extreme event likelihood, and infrastructure-related factors.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Drought, Fire, Heat, Precipitation, Social Vulnerability
  • Formats: Data, Map
  • Timeframe: Real-time
  • Source: Environmental Defense Fund and Texas A&M University
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    Watershed Precipitation Type Forecasts

  • Description:

    View a map of real-time expected precipitation type (rain, rain/snow, or snow) for each watershed in the western United States. Click on a watershed to view a 7-day forecast of 6-hr precipitation amount, type, and freezing level (in feet).

  • Variables: Precipitation, Runoff / Streamflow, Snowpack
  • Formats: Graph, Map
  • Timeframe: Short-term Outlooks
  • Source: Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes
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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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    U.S. Climate Atlas

  • Description:

    Monthly and annual temperature and precipitation maps, from 1895-present, as well as 1991-2020 climatology.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Precipitation
  • Formats: Map
  • Timeframe: Historical
  • Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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    Mountain Weather Conditions

  • Description:

    View and plot observations from mountain SNOTEL and snow course stations, from the late 1800s–present, when available.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Precipitation, Snowpack, Soils
  • Formats: Data, Graph
  • Timeframe: Historical, Real-time
  • Source: Natural Resources Conservation Service
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    Washington State Mean Annual Precipitation

  • Description:

    Map of average annual precipitation (rain and snow) for Washington State (i.e., “climate normals”, 1991-2020)

  • Variables: Precipitation
  • Formats: Map
  • Timeframe: Historical
  • Source: Oregon State University PRISM Climate Group
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    NOAA Climate Indicies

  • Description:

    Plot monthly atmospheric and ocean time series (e.g. related to El Niño and other oscillations ) from 1948-present.

  • Variables: Air temperature, Drought, ENSO and Global Climate Oscillations, Precipitation, Water temperature
  • Formats: Data, Graph
  • Timeframe: Historical, Real-time
  • Source: NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
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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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