Minnesota Climate Monitor
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Climate Monitoring Resources • weather conditions at this moment • flood monitoring • drought monitoring • climate narratives • other climate monitoring resources |
Regularly Prepared Tables, Charts, Maps • updated each hour • updated each day • updated each week • updated each month • updated each year |
Drought Monitoring
Weather conditions at this moment
- Current Weather Conditions for Various Minnesota Locations
- Web Camera - University of Minnesota Mayo Memorial Building (Minneapolis Skyline)
Flood Monitoring
- North Central River Forecast Center (National Weather Service - Chanhassen, MN)
Regularly prepared climate narratives
- WeatherTalk (weather/climate commentary - prepared weekly on Fridays)
- HydroClim Minnesota (climate conditions and impact on water resources - prepared monthly)
- Climate Journal (routinely updated journal of notable climate developments)
Hourly-updated climate tables and charts
- Updated Hour-to-Hour Climate Data from University of Minnesota - St. Paul Campus
- Southern Research and Outreach Center - Waseca, MN
- Northwest Research and Outreach Center - Crookston, MN
- Hourly Data from the Last 24 Hours for Minnesota Cities
Daily-updated climate tables, charts, and maps
- Updated Day-to-Day Climate Data (daily tables for larger cities)
- Today's Daily Climate Reports for Minnesota
Northwest | Northeast | West Central | Central | Southwest | Southeast - Daily Maximum Temperature Maps for Past Two Weeks
- Daily Minimum Temperature Maps for Frost/Freeze Monitoring
- This Year's Date of First Frost/Freeze
(from Midwestern Regional Climate Center) - Southwest Research and Outreach Center - Lamberton, MN
- Accumulative Precipitation Departure from Normal Time Series
- Daily Radar-Based Precipitation Estimates
(daily precipitation estimation map from National Weather Service) - CoCoRaHS Daily Reports
- MNgage Daily Retrieval
- Snow Depth Estimation Map
(from National Weather Service - National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center)
Weekly-updated climate tables, charts, and maps
- Weekly Precipitation and Seasonal Departure Maps (prepared on Tuesdays - starting Spring 2013)
- Weekly Temperature and Precipitation Summary Tables (prepared on Mondays)
- Weekly Soil Temperature and Pan Evaporation Tables (prepared on Mondays)
- Weekly Ski/Snowmobile Trail Reports
- Weekly Snow Depth and Snow Depth Rank Maps (prepared on Thursdays)
- Weekly Lake Ice-Out Reports (prepared on Mondays)
- Weekly Stream Flow Maps and Tables (prepared on Mondays)
Monthly-updated climate tables
- Monthly Temperature and Precipitation Summary Tables (prepared first Monday of the month)
- Monthly Heating and Cooling Degree Day Summary Tables (prepared first Monday of the month)
- Standardized Precipitation Index (Western Regional Climate Center - prepared second week of the month)
Annually-updated climate maps
Other climate monitoring resources
- Midwest Climate Watch (Midwestern Regional Climate Center)
- U.S. Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center)
- U.S. Palmer Drought Severity Index (Climate Prediction Center)
- Minnesota Drought Information Resources
