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 The CoCoRaHS State Climates Page
Welcome to the "CoCoRaHS State Climates" series page. This series ran as part of the CoCoRaHS Message of the Day during 2011.
In putting together our series, we asked climatologists from each of the country's 50 states to write an informational short narrative summarizing their state's climate along with links to further resources. Some are short, some are long, some have catchy titles. The page below will give you a handy way of looking at each state's narrative as well as their climate summaries
NOAA's Regional Climate Centers
(click a link below to visit a regional climate center's website)
Western Regional Climate Center -- Summary Narrative
High Plains Regional Climate Center -- Summary Narrative
Southern Regional Climate Center -- Summary Narrative
Midwestern Regional Climate Center -- Summary Narrative
Southeast Regional Climate Center -- Summary Narrative
Northeast Regional Climate Center -- Summary Narrative
Climates of our 50 States
Click on a state's name to view their climate center website. You may view a .pdf of each state's climate narrative by clicking on the narrative title to the right of the state's name.
Alabama -- Alabama's Climate - It's the Humidity! -- Map
Alaska -- Alaska‚ So Much Variability and So Few Observers -- Map
Arizona -- A State of Mild Temperatures as well as Extremes -- Map
Arkansas -- Arkansas Razorback Report -- Map
California -- California - A Little Bit of Everything-- Map
Colorado -- Climate -- Rocky Mountain High -- Map
Connecticut -- An Overview of Climate in Connecticut -- Map
Delaware -- A First Look at the Climate of the First State -- Map
Florida -- The "Liquid" Sunshine State -- Map
Georgia -- Georgia's Climate is Peachy! -- Map
Hawaii -- Hawaii's Climate -- Map
Idaho -- Idaho Contrasts from Mountains to Plains -- Map
Illinois -- Precipitation in the Land of Lincoln -- Map
Indiana -- Indiana: "Don't like the weather? Just wait a few minutes and it will change" -- Map
Iowa -- The Precipitation Climatology of Iowa -- Map
Kansas -- The Climate of Kansas -- Map
Kentucky -- Highlighting the Climate of Kentucky: What You Expect Is Not Always What You Get! -- Map
Louisiana -- Louisiana – the Wettest State in the Contiguous United States! -- Map
Maine -- Maine's moist climate: Strongly variable seasonal temperatures with even precipitation -- Map
Maryland -- Climate of Maryland: "Between Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic Ocean" -- Map
Massachusetts -- Climate of Massachusetts -- Map
Michigan -- Michigan Precipitation and Great Lakes Proximity -- Map
Minnesota -- You can expect just about any kind of weather nature has to offer except for hurricanes -- Map
Mississippi -- Mississippi's "Feast or Famine" Climatic Characteristic -- Map
Missouri -- Show-Me the Climate of Missouri: Precipitation -- Map
Montana -- Big Sky Country and the Last, Best Place -- Map
Nebraska -- Home of the Whopper -- Map
Nevada -- Nevada's Extremes Reign Supreme -- Map
New Hampshire -- Is weather in New Hampshire really that bad? -- Map
New Jersey -- A Jersey Sampler -- Map
New Mexico -- Would you like it Red or Green? -- Map
New York -- I Love NY's Climate Zones! -- Map
North Carolina -- You Name It - We Got It! -- Map
North Dakota -- Land of Climatic Extremes -- Map
Ohio -- Ohio's New Era of Climate Extremes -- Map
Oklahoma -- Where the Wind Comes Sweeping Down the Plain -- Map
Oregon -- The Two Faces of Oregon -- Map
Pennsylvania -- Pennsylvania: Where It Can Rain on Everyone's Parade -- Map
Rhode Island-- Climate of Rhode Island -- Map
South Carolina -- Low Country, Upstate and a Log of Weather in Between - South Carolina's Climate -- Map
South Dakota -- The Land of Infinite Variety -- Map
Tennessee-- Tennessee – A Tale of Three Climates -- Map
Texas -- When It Rains, We Pour! -- Map
Utah -- Cathedral Peaks, Monument Valleys, Ancient Lakes and the Greatest Snow on Earth -- Map
Vermont -- Oh, the Maple Sweetness of Vermont's Climate -- Map
Virginia -- Virginia's Climate -- Map
Washington -- Home of the Legendary "Rain City" -- Map
West Virginia -- West Virginia's "Wild and Wonderful" Climate -- Map
Wisconsin -- A Land of Four Seasons -- Map
Wyoming -- "Wicked Wind, Raging Blizzards and Bitter Cold—and That's Just Summer in Wyoming" -- Map
There are numerous climate resources available to help you to better understand the climate of where you live. Below are some that will be very helpful:
NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
The National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)
The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
PRISM
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