Historical temperature and precipitation data for the conterminous United States used in TCSI statistic in the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) US Department of Agriculture; US Forest Service

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Project Citation: 

US Department of Agriculture, and US Forest Service. Historical temperature and precipitation data for the conterminous United States used in TCSI statistic in the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-05-31. https://doi.org/10.3886/E248716V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Historical temperature and precipitation data for the conterminous United States used in TCSI statistic in the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment
Summary:  View help for Summary This data publication contains the gridded historical (1951-2000) climate data for the conterminous United States that were used in the Terrestrial Climate Stress Index (TCSI), as part of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment. Data include two georeferenced TIF files containing stacked raster files with a 4 kilometer resolution grid of 1) mean annual temperatures (degrees Celsius) and 2) total annual precipitation (millimeters). This package also includes the tabular version of these data that includes the temperature and precipitation values for each raster grid cell.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/catalog/RDS-2026-0009

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; environment; Climate change; Wildlife (or Fauna); Habitat management; mean annual temperature; total annual precipitation; PRISM; RPA Assessment; Resources Planning Act Assessment; conterminous United States; CONUS
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1951 – 2000
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes DOI: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2026-0009 Authors: Joyce, Linda A. ; Kay, Shannon L. Publication year: 2026 (Downloaded 2026-05-27)


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