Tools | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Tools are available to help you manage your climate-related risks and opportunities, and to help guide you in building resilience to extreme events. Browse the list below, or filter by topic and/or tool functionality in the boxes above. To expand your results, click the Clear Filters link.

Rainfall Atlas of Hawaiʻi

This site offers interactive and downloadable maps showing detailed values and spatial patterns of monthly and annual rainfall for the major Hawaiian Islands.

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Resilient and Connected Landscapes

This project from The Nature Conservancy maps resilient lands and significant climate corridors across Eastern North America.

RETScreen

This feasibility and energy performance analysis tool can help decision makers assess the potential for incorporating renewable energy.

Rio Grande-Bravo Climate Impacts and Outlook

Users in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo region of New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico can consult these monthly impact and outlook reports to get information on past and forecasted regional temperature, precipitation, ENSO, and fire conditions.

RiverSMART—RiverWare Study Manager And Research Tool

This integrated set of tools and techniques enables researchers to facilitate large studies built upon the RiverWare modeling software.

RiverWare—A River and Reservoir Modeling Tool

This advanced water resource modeling tool gives licensed users a way to model any river basin. Users who would like to view the output of model runs can request a free RiverWare Viewer License.

Rocky Mountains–High Plains Climate Dashboard

Access an array of images for climate, drought, agricultural conditions, and water-supply monitoring for the Rocky Mountains and High Plains.

Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index

Southern California mesonets—relatively dense networks of weather observation sensors—provide real-time information about weather conditions to help users understand the threat of wind-promoted wildfires.

SC-ACIS—Applied Climate Information System

Assess past and current climate conditions using an array of interactive products.

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Scenarios Network for Alaska + Arctic Planning (SNAP) Tools

Users in Alaska and Arctic regions near the northern polar extremes can access multiple tools that support climate science and data exploration, allowing for a local focus within the broader context of climate change.

Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook (SIWO)

Alaska Native and coastal communities can use these outlooks to understand forecasts for subsistence hunting and for analysis of current sea ice conditions.

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Sea Level Rise Tool for Sandy Recovery—New Jersey and New York

Examine detailed maps of of New York and New Jersey to see areas impacted by flooding from Superstorm Sandy and areas likely to be inundated by four different sea level rise scenarios.

Sea Level Rise Tool for Sandy Recovery—New York City

Examine detailed maps of New York City to see areas impacted by flooding from Superstorm Sandy and areas likely to be inundated by four different sea level rise scenarios.

Sea Level Trends

View regional trends showing the direction and magnitude of sea level change at 240 sites around the world. Click any site for a detailed time-series graph and the long-term linear trend.

Seedlot Selection Tool (SST)

This browser-based GIS mapping program is designed to help forest managers in western North America match seedlots with planting sites based on climatic information.

SERVIR

Fishermen monitor environmental conditions in the ocean to help them avoid fishing near harmful algal blooms in regions of Mesoamerica, Africa, and Himalya.

GOES-13 satellite water vapor image from a historic winter storm on February 25, 2013.

Simple Planning Tool for Oklahoma Climate Hazards

This stakeholder-inspired tool provides a practical solution to assist planners and emergency managers in the state of Oklahoma in incorporating accurate climate data into their planning processes.

SLAMM-VIEW 2.0

View or interact with browser-based map projects generated by the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model.

Snow Telemetry (SNOTEL) Data Viewer

Resource managers and flood forecasters access SNOTEL (snow telemetry) data to monitor temperature, precipitation, and the amount of water stored as snowpack at remote mountain sites across the West.

Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) Data Viewer

Monitor near real-time soil and weather conditions from a network of comprehensive automated weather stations. Data from the system can help determine optimal timing and amount of irrigation for crops and warn experts of impending drought.

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South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint

Planners and resource managers in the South Atlantic region can use this map-based tool to determine shared conservation objectives.

South Dakota Drought Dashboard

The dashboard provides map-based current conditions and forecasts/outlooks for drought in South Dakota.

Southeast Conservation Blueprint

This living spatial plan identifies important places for conservation and restoration across the Southeast and Caribbean. The plan is helping organizations bring in new funding and inform their conservation decisions.

Southeast Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook

Each issue of this two-page report describes the region's weather and climate highlights from the previous quarter, and indicates the most likely temperature and precipitation conditions for the upcoming quarter.

Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) | An IOOS Regional Data Portal

This science-based decision support system provides scientific data and information necessary to address coastal issues in the Southern California region.

Southern Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook

Each issue of this two-page report describes weather and climate highlights from the previous quarter, and indicates the most likely temperature and precipitation conditions for the upcoming quarter.

Southwest Climate Outlook

Each month, water managers, ranchers, farmers, and outdoor enthusiasts in Arizona and New Mexico can read summaries of recent climate and weather conditions and get outlooks for the coming month and season.

State Temperature Trends

Generate graphs showing historical temperature averages for states in the contiguous United States and maps showing decadal average temperatures compared to the 20th century.

Storm Events Database

Access National Weather Service storm data and unusual weather phenomenon reports from 1950 to the present.

Strawberry Advisory System

Florida strawberry growers can use this Web-based decision support tool for timing fungicide applications.

SURGEDAT

Visit the world's storm surge data center, providing information on over 700 global tropical surge events and more than 8,000 high water marks from surges along the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic Coasts.

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Texas Temperature Trends Dashboard

Explore temperature data and trends observed at 75 stations in Texas from 1970-2019.

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Threat Assessments on California Rangelands

Ranchers, land managers, conservation organizations, planners, and other decision makers can explore six different scenarios to determine how California rangelands and their ecosystem services might be maintained in light of future threats.

TreeFlow: Streamflow Reconstructions from Tree Rings

This site provides easy access to tree-ring reconstructions of streamflow and temperature, and information on how the data were developed and how they can be used.

U.S. Agricultural Commodities in Drought

This website provides information about the percentage of various U.S. agricultural commodities being affected by drought.

U.S. Climate Extremes Index

Look for trends in how the incidence of various climate extremes (as defined by the Climate Extremes Index) has changed over time in the United States or one of its regions.

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