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Transforming Climate Variability and
Change Information for Cereal Crop Producers
U2U Decision Support Tools - AgClimate View
Welcome to AgClimate View – your source for historical climate and crop yield data in the Corn Belt.
- Plot local monthly temperature and precipitation variation back to 1980
- Track county crop yields and trends (where data is available)
- Consider crop yields in the context of monthly temperature, precipitation and growing degree day (GDD50) data
Used in tandem with other decision resources, this product can help you find long-term correlations between climate trends and yields and help put your recent growing cycles into historical context.
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Select a Station
To get started, select a station near you. Do this by clicking on the map or using the search feature.
This tab allows you to plot maximum, minimum & average temperatures and precipitation data for a specified date range.
This tab allows you to plot 30-year (1991-2020*) average monthly maximum, minimum & average temperatures and precipitation.
This tab allows you to view annual county yields for a selected time period and the corresponding linear yield trend.
This tab allows you to plot up to two climate variables.
Step 1: Select one of the crops
Step 2: Select up to two monthly climate variables
Step 3: Select start & end month range to plot
Step 4: Select start & end year range to plot
This tab allows you to create a customized chart using all climate data available for your selected station.
Climate Data are retrieved from http://www.rcc-acis.org/
Yield Data are retrieved from http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/
Yield Data are retrieved from http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/
