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The CPC also compiles data on historic and current atmospheric and oceanic conditions, El Niño Southern Oscillations (ENSO) and other climate patterns such as the North Atlantic and Pacific Decadal Oscillations, and stratospheric ozone and temperature. </font> </p> <ul> <li> <p align="justify"> <font face="verdana,arial,serif" size="2" color="#000000"> <a href="/products/monitoring_and_data/oadata.shtml"><strong>Oceanic and Atmospheric Monitoring & Data</strong></a> <br><br> The CPC <a href="/products/precip/CWlink/">monitors weather & climate</a> and compiles data on historic and current atmospheric and <a href="/products/GODAS/">oceanic conditions</a>, El Niño Southern Oscillations (ENSO), <a href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/MJO/climwx.shtml">Tropical Intraseasonal Oscillations</a>, <a href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/daily_ao_index/ao.shtml">Arctic Oscillation</a>, <a href="/products/hurricane/">Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Potential</a>, <a href="/products/Epac_hurr/">Tropical East-Pacific Hurricane Potential</a> and other climate patterns such as the North Atlantic and Pacific Decadal Oscillations, and stratospheric ozone and temperature. </font> </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p align="justify"> <font face="verdana,arial,serif" size="2" color="#000000"> <a href="us.shtml"><strong>United States Climate Data and Maps</strong></a> <br><br> The CPC collects and produces daily and monthly data, time series, and maps for various climate parameters, such as precipitation, temperature, snow cover, and degree days. Precipitation maps include the <a href="/products/Global_Monsoons/American_Monsoons/NAMS_precip_monitoring.shtml">U.S. Daily Precipitation Analysis</a>. Other products available are the <a href="/products/analysis_monitoring/regional_monitoring/palmer.gif">Palmer Drought</a> and <a href="/products/analysis_monitoring/regional_monitoring/cmi.gif">Crop Moisture</a> Indices. </font> </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p align="justify"> <font face="verdana,arial,serif" size="2" color="#000000"> <a href="/products/monitoring_and_data/restworld.php"><strong>Global Climate Data & Maps</strong></a> <br><br> The CPC produces maps and time series for precipitation and surface temperatures for Africa, Asia, Europe, South and Central America, Mexico, Caribbean, Australia, and New Zealand. </font> </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p align="justify"> <font face="verdana,arial,serif" size="2" color="#000000"> <a href="/products/monitoring_and_data/pacific.php"><strong>Pacific Island Climate Data and Maps</strong></a> <br><br> The CPC collects and produces daily and monthly data, time series, and maps for precipitation and temperature. </font> </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p align="justify"> <font face="verdana,arial,serif" size="2" color="#000000"> <a href="/products/fcst_eval/html/"><strong>Monitoring Model Forecast Performance</strong></a> <br><br> The CPC monitors the NWS/NCEP Medium Range Forecast (MRF) model forecasts, multiple member ensemble runs, and experimental parallel model runs. This monitoring activity is intended to help the CPC prediction efforts by providing the CPC forecasters with information about where and under what regimes the models perform well and not so well. </font> </p> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="99%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3"><hr></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="gray"> <a href="http://www.noaa.gov/" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray">NOAA/</span></a> <a href="http://www.nws.noaa.gov/" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray">National Weather Service</span></a><br> <a href="http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray">NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction </span></a><br> Climate Prediction Center<br> 5830 University Research Court<br> College Park, Maryland 20740<br> Page Author:<a href="/comment-form.html" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray"> Climate Prediction Center Internet Team</span></a><br> Page last modified:September 10, 2024 </td> <td> <a href="http://www.weather.gov/disclaimer.php" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray">Disclaimer</span></a><br> <a href="http://www.cio.noaa.gov/Policy_Programs/info_quality.html" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray">Information Quality</span></a><br> <a href="http://www.nws.noaa.gov/credits.php" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray">Credits</span></a><br> <a href="http://www.nws.noaa.gov/glossary/" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray">Glossary</span></a><br> </td> <td align="right"> <a href="http://www.weather.gov/privacy.php" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray">Privacy Policy</span></a><br> <a href="http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/%7Efoia/" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray">Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)</span></a><br> <a href="http://www.nws.noaa.gov/admin.php" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray">About Us</span></a><br> <a href="http://www.nws.noaa.gov/careers.php" class="homepagelinks"><span class="gray">Career Opportunities</span></a><br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!-- --> </body> <!-- --> </html>