Custom Climate Reports for Natural Resource Management

Natural resource managers often use weather and climate information to make land management decisions. But easy-to-use online tools are not always available to land and resource managers. CLIMAS researchers collaborated with land managers to create a custom system for generating monthly climate reports. Built with open-source programming tools and data, the system produces PDF reports that summarize recent drought conditions at a local scale. Each report is tailored to specific geographic areas, seasonal management needs, and relevant climate metrics. Final reports and key highlights are distributed via email to listservs for each National Forest in the Southwest U.S. and other land management units.