Other Drought Information Sites

he following lists other Web sites around the country with major drought content relative to weather conditions and forecasts as well as current or predicted crop conditions.

Please send comments or dead link alerts to R.L. (Bob) Nielsen (rnielsen at purdue.edu).

Indiana State Climate Office at Purdue Univ.: The Indiana State Climate Office ( Iclimate ) is the state archive of official daily and hourly weather observations recorded throughout Indiana. Iclimate maintains an online archive of many recent daily and hourly observations from both manual and automated networks.

Midwest Climate Watch: A product of the Midwest Regional Climate Center that offers up-to-date maps of precipitation and soil moisture conditions throughout the Midwest.

NOAA's Drought Information Center: This Web site is a roundup of the various NOAA Web sites and information on drought and climate conditions.

U.S. Drought Monitor: Maintained by the Drought Mitigation Center, the Drought Monitor is a synthesis of multiple indices, outlooks and news accounts, that represents a consensus of federal and academic scientists.

From the Climate Prediction Center, NOAA: 8- to 14-Day U.S. Weather Outlook; U.S. Drought Severity Index (Long Term Palmer); U.S. Crop Moisture Index (Short Term Needs); Three-Month U.S. Weather Outlook; Twelve-Month U.S. Weather Outlook (Precipitation); Twelve-Month U.S. Weather Outlook (Temperature)

USDA National Crop Progress Estimates: A product of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture, this Web site contains reports, issued weekly during the growing season, listing planting, fruiting, and harvesting progress and overall condition of selected crops in major producing states.

USDA National Crop Production Estimates: Another product of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, this Web site contains crop production data for the U.S., including acreage, area harvested, yield, etc.

USDA-FSA Hay Net: USDA-Farm Services Agency developed this website for producers to list information concerning the need for hay or the availability of hay.

University Drought Sites: Alabama Cooperative Extension Service; Colorado State Univ.; Clemson Univ. (South Carolina); Iowa State Univ.; Kansas State Univ.; Michigan State Univ.; North Carolina State Univ.; North Dakota State Univ.; Ohio State Univ.; Pennsylvania State Univ.; South Dakota State Univ.; Texas A&M Univ.; Univ. of Georgia; Univ. of Kentucky; Univ. of Maryland; Univ. of Missouri; Univ. of Nebraska; Utah State Univ.