Climate and Weather Resources

 The Antecedent Precipitation Tool (APT)

https://www.epa.gov/wotus/antecedent-precipitation-tool-apt

The APT was developed by the Army Corps of Engineers to assess climatic conditions for specific sites. Its primary use is to determine if sites conditions are normal for the date assessed, which is particularly useful to the Corps to make management decisions. It functions by taking a date and coordinates for specific sites and averaging data from a variety of weather stations in the area, creating a report that outlines recent weather patterns and current climatic conditions.


NOAA Data Tools: Find a Station

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datatools/findstation

This tool fulfills a similar role to the APT, as it allows the user to find weather data for an area of interest. However, this tool differs from the APT by organizing information based on desired data outputs. For example, the tool can provide hourly precipitation, or a monthly summary of temperature. This tool could be useful for getting specific climate information relevant to an area of interest.


NOAA U.S. Local Climatological Data

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/search/data-search/local-climatological-data

This tool allows the user to download data directly from desired weather stations. This tool would be useful for obtaining raw data relevant to areas of interest, but for the same reason may be more complex for the user. By previewing a weather station's data, the user has access to all of the information recorded by that weather station for a selected time period.

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