National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Program (COOP)

The COOP network is comprised of volunteer observers reporting once-daily high and low air temperature, liquid precipitation, snowfall and snow depth. Explore popular applications below.

IEM Value-Added Climodat Dataset

The IEM processes preliminary COOP reports, applies limited quality control, and estimates some missing data to produce the coherent Climodat dataset. Popular Climodat applications:

Data Applications

Winter Min Low Temp Frequencies

Histogram showing the number of years that a certain low temperature threshold is exceeded.

Daily Temperature Spread

Histogram showing daily high/low temperatures.

Yearly Average Temperatures

For a date interval of your choice, get the yearly statewide average temperatures.

Observations by Month

View observations per station and per month basis.

Fall Freezing Dates

Statistics of dates for significant first fall freezes.

Snow Depth Duration

For a given date, how long will the snow stick around?

Daily Climate in Tables

Tables of daily temperature and precipitation climatology.

Daily Climate in Maps

Plots of daily extremes and averages with a GIS Ready! download of the data presented.

Daily Average Temperatures

Dynamically produced chart of average daily temperatures.

Yearly Average Temperatures

Plot average daily temperatures for a year of your choice.

Accumulated Precipitation Probabilities

Chart of precip probabilities for a time period of your choice.

Yearly Departures from Average

Plot average temperatures versus what actually occured during one year.

Accumulated Departures from Average

Plot an accumulated departure from average for rainfall and growing degree days for a time period of your choice!

Map Daily Observations

Generate maps of daily observations.