Obtaining Precipiation Data from the RCC

Example 1
  1. Go to the Regional Climate Center's web site at www.wrcc.dri.edu/rcc.html.
  2. Once you arrive at the Regional Climate Center (RCC) web site, select the desired region from the map.  For this example, choose the western region in yellow.
  3. Under the "Precipitation Maps" section (on the right),  you have two choices.  Feel free to explore both of them.  For example, click on the Precipitation Frequency Maps for the Western U.S. (Return Periods. NOAA Atlas 2) link.
  4. Choose a state, return period, and storm duration.  For example, click on the link for the "100-year 6-hour" storm for Arizona.
  5. The map will display similar to what is shown below (only a portion of the map is shown).


Example 2
  1. Return to the Regional Climate Center's web site at www.wrcc.dri.edu/rcc.html.
  2. Once you arrive at the Regional Climate Center (RCC) web site, select the desired region from the map.  For example, choose the western region in yellow.
  3. Choose the "SNOTEL Data (Oct. 93 till Today is available.)" link at the left.
  4. There are several things you can do on this page, but for this example click the Latest West-wide Snotel basin and station conditions from NRCS link.
  5. A "Snotel Narrative" will be listed similar to the image below:

 

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