Drought Monitoring

• Drought Information Resources

Present Weather

• Current Weather Conditions for Various Minnesota Locations

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)

Regularly prepared climate summaries and maps  -  Hourly

• Updated Hour-to-Hour Climate Data from U. of M. - St. Paul Campus
• Southern Research and Outreach Center - Waseca, MN     (updated once daily ~ 8:15 am)
• Northwest Research and Outreach Center - Crookston, MN
• Hourly Data from the Last 24 Hours for Minnesota Cities
• Hourly Weather Observation Archive from the National Weather Service

Regularly prepared climate summaries and maps  -  Daily

• 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

• Midwest Climate Watch (Midwestern Regional Climate Center)
• Southwest Research and Outreach Center - Lamberton, MN
• Daily Radar-Based Precipitation Estimates
  (daily precipitation estimation map from National Weather Service)
• Daily Radar-Based Precipitation Estimates
  (daily precipitation estimation map from WSI)

Regularly prepared climate summaries and maps  -  Weekly

• Weekly Precipitation and Seasonal Departure Maps    (prepared on Mondays)
• 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 Stream Flow Maps and Tables    (prepared on Mondays)

Regularly prepared climate summaries  -  Monthly

• 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)

Regularly prepared climate summaries  -  Annual

• Annual Precipitation Maps
• Water Year Precipitation 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

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URL: http://climate.umn.edu/doc/climate.monitor.htm
Last modified: May 25, 2007