Extracted Data from NOAA Climate at a Glance US Time Series

Extracted data from NOAA ‘Climate at a Glance’ US data, available for the following geographical divisions: nation, region, state, division, county, and city. The following parameters are generally available for most geographic regions, though not all: Average temperature, maximum temperature, minimum temperature, precipitation, cooling degree days, heating degree days, Palmer Drought SEverity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI), Palmer Z-Index. For more information on precise data availability see the ‘failed_downlads.xlsx’ file in the metadata folder of this archive. Quoted from website “Climate at a Glance U.S. Background” (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/) on 2026-07-27: “Climate at a Glance was developed at the request of NOAA Headquarters for near real-time analysis of monthly temperature and precipitation data across the contiguous U.S. and intended for the study of climate variability. Since the fall of 2000, users have been able to request data for select cities, states, regions and the nation and compare current conditions with the historical record. More recently, various parameters (e.g. heating/cooling degree days and drought indicators), expanded regional options (e.g. counties, river basins, agricultural belts, etc.) and new analyses (e.g. Haywood plots and climatological rankings) have been added to enhance and broaden the capabilities of this tool. Because these data are primarily intended for the study of climate variability, observations have been adjusted to account for the artificial effects introduced into the climate record by factors such as instrument changes, station relocation, observer practice changes and urbanization. Some of the more current data provided by Climate at a Glance are preliminary and may be modified after appropriate quality control has been performed. As a result, some values may differ from official observations.” No original README or Data Dictionary are associated with this data.