We are here to help you obtain and make effective use of weather
and water data for Idaho and the Pacific Northwest.
For more information about our services and products, check out the topics below.
Daily data
for all the stations in Idaho. This includes some data not available from NCDC
Moscow Turf Irrigation Scheduling Project Ever wonder how long you should
water your lawn?
Other
Sources of Weather, Water and Related Information
Driving around the state and region? Look at the road
reports from the Idaho Department of Transportation and the
surrounding states
El Nino and La Nina in the Western
US and in the Pacific
Northwest
University of Idaho
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Comments and questions should be addressed to
Climate@uidaho.edu
Telephone 208-885-7004
fax 208-885-7908
Climatic information is essential to every citizen of Idaho. To help people obtain the climatic and water data and information necessary to planning and every day work, the State Climatologist Program strives to "...acquire, archive, process and disseminate, in the most cost effect manner possible, all climate and weather information which is or could be of value to policy and decision makers in the state" and to provide climatic services which are important to the people of Idaho.
The functions of the State Climatologist and State ClimateServices are to:
In May, 1978, an agreement was concluded among the National Climatic Data Center, the National Weather Service and the University of Idaho to provide climate services which had been provided by aformer National Weather Service program.
The State Climate Services program is housed in the Agricultural Engineering Department and is headed by the State Climatologist for Idaho. It is supported by the Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station and the Idaho Cooperative Extension System in cooperation with the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute.
We have additional cooperation from
The National Climatic Data Center
The Western Regional Climate Center, DRI
To obtain data, you need to define your problem and then contact the State Climate Services Office as shown below.
If you know exactly what you want, please include the following:
Many requests can be answered by looking at the various links and data files available on this HomePage. More data are continually being added by many agencies so it pays to look through the various HomePages to see what is offered
If you do not know what you need to solve your problem, describe the situation as best you can and we will attempt to determine what you will need. Often, it will take a phone call to get the correct data. The more detailed the description, the better the chance that we will get it right the first time.
While the majority of requests are handled for free, if there is a considerable amount of labor or computer time involved, a charge will be assesed. You will be fully informed of any charges.
Once you have defined your needs, you may obtain data and information from State Climate Services by:
If you prefer, send a letter to
State Climate Servicescounts
since March 5, 2000
