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Re:US Drought Monitor by StephenSmith on Sunday September 04, 2022 @01:14PM (#32715279)
Why does this not line up well with the linked data, I wonder?
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Re:US Drought Monitor by tony_cannistra on Sunday September 04, 2022 @07:01PM (#32718584)
Windy.com uses the "INTERSUCHO" system from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Here's the paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/7/913

There's a website (it's in Czech): https://intersucho.cz/

Windy.com, being developed in Europe, often uses European datasets.

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Re:US Drought Monitor by ninkendo on Sunday September 04, 2022 @01:25PM (#32715398)
Looks like windy.com is showing short-term trends, perhaps driven by things like “how long since it last rained”, etc. Michigan is showing severe drought, and then you set the date to the 12th and it all clears to normal (there’s rain in the forecast around then.)

It’s a lot different than the long term trends driven by total annual precipitation, snowpack, etc.

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