馃搳 Data Access Portal

Gateway to Regional & National Climate Data Resources

Access climate data from our regional and national partners. These external tools complement our in-house resources and provide additional data access options for Louisiana and beyond.

馃實 Regional Resources

Louisiana & Southern United States

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Southern Regional Climate Center

Louisiana's official regional climate center serving Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas

What You Get:

  • Climate summaries & outlooks
  • Regional monitoring
  • Drought information
  • Climate services
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ACIS Data Builder

Advanced data query tool for accessing station data across the United States with custom exports

What You Get:

  • Thousands of weather stations
  • Custom date ranges
  • Multiple export formats
  • API access available

馃嚭馃嚫 National Data Sources

Federal Climate Datasets

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NOAA Climate Data Online

Official federal climate data archive

  • Historical records
  • Quality-controlled data
  • Global coverage
  • Multiple formats
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PRISM Data

Official NOAA gridded climate dataset (4km)

  • Monthly: 1895-present
  • Daily: 1981-present
  • Temperature & precip
  • Climate normals
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gridMET

Near real-time gridded data (20+ variables)

  • Daily updates!
  • Temp, precip, wind, ET
  • Humidity, solar, VPD
  • 1979-yesterday

馃搵 Quick Decision Guide

馃幆 I need station data

Use: ACIS Builder or NOAA NCEI

Point observations from weather stations

馃椇锔� I need gridded data

Use: PRISM or gridMET

Continuous spatial coverage (4km grid)

鈿� I need real-time

Use: gridMET (updated daily!)

Data through yesterday with 20+ variables

馃搳 I need climate normals

Use: PRISM

Official 1991-2020 normals

馃尵 I need agriculture data

Use: gridMET

ET, VPD, wind, humidity, solar radiation

馃實 I need regional info

Use: SRCC

Louisiana & Southern US climate services

馃搳 Data Source Comparison

Source Type Coverage Updates Best For
SRCC Portal Southern US Varies Regional climate services & summaries
ACIS Station Nationwide Daily Advanced queries, custom exports
NOAA NCEI Station Global Daily Official records, historical data
PRISM Gridded (4km) CONUS ~6 months Official gridded data, climate normals
gridMET Gridded (4km) CONUS Daily! Near real-time, agriculture, 20+ variables

鉂� Need Help?

Our team can help you choose the right data source and access the information you need.

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