Current PSD (Web/Data Status). PSD has undergone major URL restructuring so that all URLs start with http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/ (More Info).
3-State Region Project
Temperature
Current Temperature
US plots: Latest weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual temperature plots for the US. Average temperature, extremes, departure from normal and rankings. Choose type of plot from list. NOAA CPC Station data: Actual versus normal temperatures for stations in the US Choose the SW and choose the number of days until the present (30,90,365). NOAA CPC US plots: Latest 24 hourtemperature plot. Plot over US plus other related data. UCAR RAP US Climate Divisions: Latest monthly Plot of temperature 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. Temperature forecasts are available. Each office has it's own format. NOAA NWS Model output comparisons (Aviation, Eta) 12-96 hours. Temperature is 850mb heights/temperature plot. NOAA PSD NOAA's Rapid Update Model Forecasts 0-12 hour forecasts. Choose blue RUC2 box on right and then surface temperature/wind. Research forecast to 36 hours also available. Choose red box and then surface temperature/wind. NOAA FSL NGM Model temperature 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 850mb height/temperature temperature From the NCEP MRF model. Choose variable from the table. NOAA PSD Week 2 probability plots of 850mb temperature Choose temperature 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 temperature forecast. Click on 1st plot (temperature) for legible version. NOAA CPC 8-14 days US temperature forecast. Click on 1st plot (temperature) for legible version. NOAA CPC 6-10 and 8-14 days US temperature text forecast and discussion. Why forecast was made plus some regional discussion. NOAA CPC 10 day temperature outlooks for the US. Other regions and variables available including precipitation and soil moisture. From the NCEP Medium Range forecast model COLA
Long-range Forecasts
Monthly temperature outlook plot and text discussion. Click on top plot for large version NOAA CPC Seasonal forecasts (.5 to 12.5 months). Click on title for plot of forecast. Temperature is 1st 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 temperature 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 temperature 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 temperature by duration or amount. WRCC US climate division climatologies. Choose temperature, 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 temperature 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 temperature 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 Temperature Relationships (e.g. ENSO)
Seasonal Temperature "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 temperature 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 temperature 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