Name & purpose
Providing climate services for the Western US
Latest
Current climate conditions
Earthable IQ™
Our interactive, data-driven web apps
Ground decisions in the Western climate record
Planners, researchers, journalists, and educators reach back decades through our climate record — the long memory the West needs for hazard assessments, resource plans, and storytelling.
Track the most recent conditions across the West
Drought monitors, farmers, ranchers, fire managers, and water managers depend on us for current conditions and outlooks across the West, Alaska, and the Pacific.
Direct access to the West's monitoring stations
Scientists, modelers, and students draw on our curated metadata and data feeds for the West's monitoring stations — the raw record behind every climate product we publish.
Programs built for the people who use them
Farmers, ranchers, water managers, wind operators, solar operators, marine forecasters, educators, and hazard planners — we develop and maintain the data, products, and partnerships each group needs to plan, operate, and respond.
Reach
Western Pacific to the Rockies
Station coverage spans the western Pacific — including Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. islands — plus the Pacific coast and inland to the Rocky Mountains.
7,232
Western COOP stations
3,396
Southwestern US
2,423
Northwestern US
706
Alaska
707
Hawaii & territories
Questions
Frequently asked
A few starting points for people new to the WRCC. Don't see your question? Email us at wrcc@dri.edu.