3-State Region Project

Precipitation

Current Precipitation

US plots: Latest daily or 7 day total precipitation plots for the US. Included in US precipitation monitoring products. Stations used, archived recent plots and gridded data also available. NOAA CPC

US plots: Latest weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual precipitation plots for the US. Total precipitation and percent of normal are available. Choose timescale from top of page. Then choose type of plot. NOAA CPC

Western US plots: Latest year-to-date interactive precipitation accumulation maps. Users can overlay topography, countiy boundries, climate division boundries, river and hydrologica boundries. line plots are aslo available. Select lat/lon bounds and optional overlay for maps. NOAA PSD

US plots: Latest 24 hourprecipitation plot. Plot over US plus other related data. UCAR RAP

Station Accumulation: 30 day accumulated precipitation for stations in the southwestern US Choose a station in the Southwestern US and obtain a plot of observed precipitation total for the last 30 days versus the historical average NOAA CPC

Regional Accumulation: Accumulated precipitation for gridded regions in the US from an input starting date in the last year. Click over a location and specify the starting time. You will get the accumulation over time versus the historical average NOAA PSD

River basins: Latest monthly precipitation totals for river basins in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Text of accumulated precipitation and percent of normal for the different river basins of each state. Select month. Water year corresponds to the year of Sep in Oct-Sep. USDA NWCC

US Climate Divisions: Latest monthly Plot of precipitation Choose latest month and either mean or anomaly and then "create plot". Get data. NOAA PSD

Station Values: Table of most recent station values from CPC. Summary of weekly and monthly values An archive of the most recent values is also available. NOAA CPC
Short-term Forecasts NWS offices: Clickable map of main forecast offices. Precipitation forecasts are available. Each office has it's own format. NOAA NWS Model output comparisons (Aviation, Eta) 12-96 hours. Precipitation on bottom of chart. NOAA PSD NOAA's Rapid Update Model Forecasts 0-12 hour forecasts. Choose blue RUC2 box on right and then accumulated precipitation in variable list. Research forecast to 36 hours also available. Choose red box and then accumulated precipitation. NOAA FSL NGM Model precipitation forecasts: 6-48 hours. NOAA's NGM model products Unisys NWS forecasts by state:Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona Chose region from map or pull-down menu. NOAA NWS NWS forecasts by state:Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona Different selection presentation: Chose from selected regions from pull-down menu. NOAA NWS
Medium-range Forecasts Forecasts for 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 days of accumulated precipitation From the NCEP MRF model. Choose accumulated precipitation from the bottom of the table. NOAA PSD Week 2 probability plots of precipitation Choose precipitation from menu on left. Shows likelihood of being below normal, above normal and normal from the NCEP ensemble model NOAA PSD 6-10 days US precipitation forecast. Click on 2nd plot (precipitation) for legible version. NOAA CPC 8-14 days US precipitation forecast. Click on 2nd plot (precipitation) for legible version. NOAA CPC 6-10 and 8-14 days US precipitation text forecast and discussion. Why forecast was made plus some regional discussion. NOAA CPC 10 day precipitation outlooks for the US. Other regions and variables available including temperature and soil moisture. From the NCEP Medium Range forecast model COLA
Long-range Forecasts Monthly precipitation outlook plot and text discussion. Click on bottom plot for large version NOAA CPC Seasonal forecasts (.5 to 12.5 months). Click on title for plot of forecast. Precipitation is 2nd plot and can be clicked on for larger version. Historic skill of forecast and "normal" values plus an indication of standard deviation, and probability of excedence or likelihood precipitation will be above or below normal are also available. A discussion on the meaning of probability is also available. NOAA CPC
Historic Data and Plots Station data: Get/view us station data. Choose timeseries for one station or contour for viewing area at one time. Data generally costs $$. Vast amounts of other datasets and climate information available if you can ever figure out the webpage. US Climate Division Data Obtain climatologies and past data for each of the 344 climate divisions in the US. Choose US Climate Division data, the precipitation and climatology.. NOAA PSD
Climatologies Western States station climate information for Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico Choose favorite city. Left hand column lists various products available including monthly averages and similar statistics, daily averages and historic range, probability of precipitation by duration or amount. WRCC US climate division climatologies. Choose precipitation, month (or season) and climatology for type of plot. PSD US Climate Division Climatologies Choose type of plot equals climatology. Climate shown is 1950-1995. US Climate Division Data Obtain climatologies and past data for each of the 344 climate divisions in the US. Choose US Climate Division data, the precipitation and climatology.. NOAA PSD NCEP Reanalysis Model Climatologies Choose type of plot equals longterm mean. Climate shown is 1968-1995. Many other variables available NOAA PSD US Station Climatolgies Shows precipitation and temperature throughout a year at 712 stations in the US via a clickable map or a text menu. Output is a plot NOAA PSD
Historical Precipitation Relationships (e.g. ENSO) Seasonal Precipitation "risk plots" during ENSO events for the US Gives historical likelihood of a dry or wet season given an El Nino of La Nina event. NOAA PSD Correlationsof different atmospheric and oceanic timeseries like the PDO and the AO with precipitation in climate divisions over the US. Choose season/month, time range and index timeseries. Shows historic linear relationship. NOAA PSD Correlations of different atmospheric and oceanic timeseries like the PDO and the AO with model output precipitation over the globe or any user defined region. Many Other variables available. Choose season/month, time range and index timeseries. Shows historic linear relationship. NOAA PSD SOI and western US precipitation relationships by city Examines the relationship between precipitation and ENSO for western US cities. Shows how different events have similar and dissimilar results. Looks at different seasons and different lead relationships. WRCC SOI and western US precipitation relationships by region Examines the relationship between precipitation and ENSO for the western US. Shows how different events have similar and dissimilar results. Looks at different seasons and different lead relationships. WRCC

	Current values
	Short term forecasts (0-3 days)
	Medium-range forecasts 0-14 days
	Long-range forecasts 14 days-seasons
	Climatologies ("normal") values
	Historical data and plots
	Historical Relationships (e.g. w/ENSO)

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3-State Region Project

Precipitation

US plots: Latest daily or 7 day total precipitation plots for the US.	Included in US precipitation monitoring products. Stations used, archived recent plots and gridded data also available.	NOAA CPC
US plots: Latest weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual precipitation plots for the US. Total precipitation and percent of normal are available.	Choose timescale from top of page. Then choose type of plot.	NOAA CPC
Western US plots: Latest year-to-date interactive precipitation accumulation maps. Users can overlay topography, countiy boundries, climate division boundries, river and hydrologica boundries. line plots are aslo available.	Select lat/lon bounds and optional overlay for maps.	NOAA PSD
US plots: Latest 24 hourprecipitation plot.	Plot over US plus other related data.	UCAR RAP
Station Accumulation: 30 day accumulated precipitation for stations in the southwestern US	Choose a station in the Southwestern US and obtain a plot of observed precipitation total for the last 30 days versus the historical average	NOAA CPC
Regional Accumulation: Accumulated precipitation for gridded regions in the US from an input starting date in the last year.	Click over a location and specify the starting time. You will get the accumulation over time versus the historical average	NOAA PSD
River basins: Latest monthly precipitation totals for river basins in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.	Text of accumulated precipitation and percent of normal for the different river basins of each state. Select month. Water year corresponds to the year of Sep in Oct-Sep.	USDA NWCC
US Climate Divisions: Latest monthly Plot of precipitation	Choose latest month and either mean or anomaly and then "create plot". Get data.	NOAA PSD
Station Values: Table of most recent station values from CPC. Summary of weekly and monthly values	An archive of the most recent values is also available.	NOAA CPC

NWS offices: Clickable map of main forecast offices.	Precipitation forecasts are available. Each office has it's own format.	NOAA NWS
Model output comparisons (Aviation, Eta) 12-96 hours.	Precipitation on bottom of chart.	NOAA PSD
NOAA's Rapid Update Model Forecasts 0-12 hour forecasts.	Choose blue RUC2 box on right and then accumulated precipitation in variable list. Research forecast to 36 hours also available. Choose red box and then accumulated precipitation.	NOAA FSL
NGM Model precipitation forecasts: 6-48 hours.	NOAA's NGM model products	Unisys
NWS forecasts by state:Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona	Chose region from map or pull-down menu.	NOAA NWS
NWS forecasts by state:Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona	Different selection presentation: Chose from selected regions from pull-down menu.	NOAA NWS

Forecasts for 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 days of accumulated precipitation	From the NCEP MRF model. Choose accumulated precipitation from the bottom of the table.	NOAA PSD
Week 2 probability plots of precipitation	Choose precipitation from menu on left. Shows likelihood of being below normal, above normal and normal from the NCEP ensemble model	NOAA PSD

6-10 days US precipitation forecast.	Click on 2nd plot (precipitation) for legible version.	NOAA CPC
8-14 days US precipitation forecast.	Click on 2nd plot (precipitation) for legible version.	NOAA CPC
6-10 and 8-14 days US precipitation text forecast and discussion.	Why forecast was made plus some regional discussion.	NOAA CPC
10 day precipitation outlooks for the US. Other regions and variables available including temperature and soil moisture.	From the NCEP Medium Range forecast model	COLA

Monthly precipitation outlook plot and text discussion.	Click on bottom plot for large version	NOAA CPC
Seasonal forecasts (.5 to 12.5 months).	Click on title for plot of forecast. Precipitation is 2nd plot and can be clicked on for larger version. Historic skill of forecast and "normal" values plus an indication of standard deviation, and probability of excedence or likelihood precipitation will be above or below normal are also available. A discussion on the meaning of probability is also available.	NOAA CPC

Station data: Get/view us station data.	Choose timeseries for one station or contour for viewing area at one time.	Data generally costs $$. Vast amounts of other datasets and climate information available if you can ever figure out the webpage.
US Climate Division Data	Obtain climatologies and past data for each of the 344 climate divisions in the US. Choose US Climate Division data, the precipitation and climatology..	NOAA PSD

Western States station climate information for Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico	Choose favorite city. Left hand column lists various products available including monthly averages and similar statistics, daily averages and historic range, probability of precipitation by duration or amount.	WRCC
US climate division climatologies.	Choose precipitation, month (or season) and climatology for type of plot.	PSD
US Climate Division Climatologies	Choose type of plot equals climatology. Climate shown is 1950-1995.
US Climate Division Data	Obtain climatologies and past data for each of the 344 climate divisions in the US. Choose US Climate Division data, the precipitation and climatology..	NOAA PSD
NCEP Reanalysis Model Climatologies	Choose type of plot equals longterm mean. Climate shown is 1968-1995. Many other variables available	NOAA PSD
US Station Climatolgies Shows precipitation and temperature throughout a year at 712 stations in the US via a clickable map or a text menu.	Output is a plot	NOAA PSD

Seasonal Precipitation "risk plots" during ENSO events for the US	Gives historical likelihood of a dry or wet season given an El Nino of La Nina event.	NOAA PSD
Correlationsof different atmospheric and oceanic timeseries like the PDO and the AO with precipitation in climate divisions over the US.	Choose season/month, time range and index timeseries. Shows historic linear relationship.	NOAA PSD
Correlations of different atmospheric and oceanic timeseries like the PDO and the AO with model output precipitation over the globe or any user defined region.	Many Other variables available. Choose season/month, time range and index timeseries. Shows historic linear relationship.	NOAA PSD
SOI and western US precipitation relationships by city	Examines the relationship between precipitation and ENSO for western US cities. Shows how different events have similar and dissimilar results. Looks at different seasons and different lead relationships.	WRCC
SOI and western US precipitation relationships by region	Examines the relationship between precipitation and ENSO for the western US. Shows how different events have similar and dissimilar results. Looks at different seasons and different lead relationships.	WRCC