NOAA/NCEI U.S. Climate Division Data: Plotting and Analysis

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Plot maps from the monthly NOAA/NCEI U.S. Climate Division dataset including means, anomalies, and climatologies. Maps can be created for an average ("composite") of different years.
Latest data update at PSL: Oct 08, 2024

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Default climatology has been changed to 1991-2020

Data Options

Variable
Statistic
Anomaly base period 
SeasonStart End
Year(s) 4 DIGIT Valid range January 1895 to Aug 2024 . Enter year of the starting month.

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Plotting Options

Contours Low High Interval (Optional)
Units English (inches/F) Metric(cm/C)
Scale Plot Size (10-200%)
White for central values  Yes  No
Reverse color table No  Yes
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U.S. Climate Division dataset is obtained from National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Data is provisional and may be subject to correction by NCEI at a later date!

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Location of US Climate Divisions

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Skip to state below for definition of US climate division.

Alabama Arizona Arkansas
California Colorado Connecticut
Delaware Florida Georgia
Idaho Illinois Indiana
Iowa Kansas Kentucky
Louisiana Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota
Mississippi Missouri Montana
Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire
New Jersey New Mexico New York
North Carolina North Dakota Ohio
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota
Tennessee Texas Utah
Vermont Virginia Washington
West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
 Alabama (1) 1 North Valley
  2 Appalachian Mountain
  3 Upper Plains
  4 Eastern Valley
  5 Piedmont Plateau
  6 Prairie
  7 Coastal Plain
  8 Gulf
 Arizona (2) 1 Northwest
  2 Northeast
  3 North Central
  4 East Central
  5 Southwest
  6 South Central
  7 Southeast
 Arkansas (3) 1 Northwest
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 West Central
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 California (4) 1 North Coast Drainage
  2 Sacramento Drainage
  3 Northeast Interior Basins
  4 Central Coast Drainage
  5 San Joaquin Drainage
  6 South Coast Drainage
  7 Southeast Desert Basin
 Colorado (5) 1 Arkansas Drainage
  2 Colorado Drainage
  3 Kansas Drainage
  4 Platte Drainage
  5 Rio Grande Drainage
 Connecticut (6) 1 Northwest
  2 Central
  3 Coastal
 Delaware (7) 1 Northern
  2 Southern
 Florida (8) 1 Northwest
  2 North
  3 North Central
  4 South Central
  5 Everglades and Southwest Co
  6 Lower East Coast
  7 Keys
 Georgia (9) 1 Northwest
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 West Central
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 Idaho (10) 1 Panhandle
  2 North Central Prairies
  3 North Central Canyons
  4 Central Mountains
  5 Southwestern Valleys
  6 Southwestern Highlands
  7 Central Plains
  8 Northeastern Valleys
  9 Upper Snake River Plains
  10 Eastern Highlands
 Illinois (11) 1 Northwest
  2 Northeast
  3 West
  4 Central
  5 East
  6 West Southwest
  7 East Southeast
  8 Southwest
  9 Southeast
 Indiana (12) 1 Northwest
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 West Central
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 Iowa (13) 1 Northwest
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 West Central
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 Kansas (14) 1 Northwest
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 West Central
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 Kentucky (15) 1 Western
  2 Central
  3 Blue Grass
  4 Eastern
 Louisiana (16) 1 Northwest
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 West Central
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 Maine (17) 1 North
  2 South Interior
  3 Coastal
 Maryland (18) 1 Southeastern Shore
  2 Central Eastern Shore
  3 Lower Southern
  4 Upper Southern
  5 Northeastern Shore
  6 North Central
  7 Appalachian Mountains
  8 Allegheny Plateau
 Massachusetts (19) 1 West
  2 Central
  3 Coastal
 Michigan (20) 1 West Upper
  2 East Upper
  3 Northwest Lower
  4 Northeast Lower
  5 West Central Lower
  6 Central Lower
  7 East Central Lower
  8 Southwest Lower
  9 South Central Lower
  10 Southeast Lower
 Minnesota (21) 1 Northwest
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 West Central
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 Mississippi (22) 1 Upper Delta
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 Lower Delta
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
  10 Coastal
 Missouri (23) 1 Northwest Prairie
  2 Northeast Prairie
  3 West Central Plains
  4 West Ozarks
  5 East Ozarks
  6 Bootheel
 Montana (24) 1 Western
  2 Southwestern
  3 North Central
  4 Central
  5 South Central
  6 Northeastern
  7 Southeastern
 Nebraska (25) Note- there is no division 4 in Nebraska. 1 Panhandle
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 Nevada (26) 1 Northwestern
  2 Northeastern
  3 South Central
  4 Extreme Southern
 New Hampshire (27) 1 North
  2 South
 New Jersey (28) 1 Northern
  2 Southern
  3 Coastal
 New Mexico (29) 1 Northwestern Plateau
  2 Northern Mountains
  3 Northeastern Plains
  4 Southwestern Mountains
  5 Central Valley
  6 Central Highlands
  7 Southeastern Plains
  8 Southern Desert
 New York (30) 1 Western Plateau
  2 Eastern Plateau
  3 Northern Plateau
  4 Coastal
  5 Hudson Valley
  6 Mohawk Valley
  7 Champlain Valley
  8 St. Lawrence Valley
  9 Great Lakes
  10 Central Lakes
 North Carolina (31) 1 Southern Mountains
  2 Northern Mountains
  3 Northern Piedmont
  4 Central Piedmont
  5 Southern Piedmont
  6 Southern Coastal Plain
  7 Central Coastal Plain
  8 Northern Coastal Plain
 North Dakota (32) 1 Northwest
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 West Central
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 Ohio (33) 1 Northwest
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 West Central
  5 Central
  6 Central Hills
  7 Northeast Hills
  8 Southwest
  9 South Central
  10 Southeast
 Oklahoma (34) 1 Panhandle
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 West Central
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 Oregon (35) 1 Coastal Area
  2 Willamette Valley
  3 Southwestern Valleys
  4 Northern Cascades
  5 High Plateau
  6 North Central
  7 South Central
  8 Northeast
  9 Southeast
 Pennsylvania (36) 1 Pocono Mountains
  2 East Central Mountains
  3 Southeastern Piedmont
  4 Lower Susquehanna
  5 Middle Susquehanna
  6 Upper Susquehanna
  7 Central Mountains
  8 South Central Mountains
  9 Southwest Plateau
  10 Northwest Plateau
 Rhode Island (37) 1 Rhode Island
 South Carolina (38) 1 Mountain
  2 Northwest
  3 North Central
  4 Northeast
  5 West Central
  6 Central
  7 Southern
 South Dakota (39) 1 Northwest
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 Black Hills
  5 Southwest
  6 Central
  7 East Central
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 Tennessee (40) 1 Eastern
  2 Cumberland Plateau
  3 Middle
  4 Western
 Texas (41) 1 High Plains
  2 Low Rolling Plains
  3 North Central
  4 East Texas
  5 Trans Pecos
  6 Edwards Plateau
  7 South Central
  8 Upper Coast
  9 South
  10 Lower Valley
 Utah (42) 1 Western
  2 Dixie
  3 North Central
  4 South Central
  5 Northern Mountains
  6 Uinta Basin
  7 Southeast
 Vermont (43) 1 Northeastern
  2 Western
  3 Southeastern
 Virginia (44) 1 Tidewater
  2 Eastern Piedmont
  3 Western Piedmont
  4 Northern
  5 Central Mountain
  6 Southwestern Mountain
 Washington (45) 1 West Olympic Coast
  2 North East Olympic San Juan
  3 Puget Sound Lowlands
  4 East Olympic Cascade Foothills
  5 Cascade Mountains West
  6 East Slope Cascades
  7 Okanogan Big Bend
  8 Central Basin
  9 Northeastern
  10 Plouse Blue Mountains
 West Virginia (46) 1 Northwestern
  2 North Central
  3 Southwestern
  4 Central
  5 Southern
  6 Northeastern
 Wisconsin (47) 1 Northwest
  2 North Central
  3 Northeast
  4 West Central
  5 Central
  6 East Central
  7 Southwest
  8 South Central
  9 Southeast
 Wyoming (48) 1 Yellowstone Drainage
  2 Snake Drainage
  3 Green and Bear Drainage
  4 Big Horn
  5 Powder, Little Mo & Tongue Drainages
  6 Belle Fourche Drainage
  7 Cheyenne Niobrara Drainage
  8 Lower Platte
  9 Wind River
  10 Upper Platte

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