Title:

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

Author(s):

Joyce, Linda A.; Kay, Shannon L.

Publication Year:

2026

How to Cite:

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Joyce, Linda A.; Kay, Shannon L. 2026. Historical temperature and precipitation data for the conterminous United States used in TCSI statistic in the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2026-0009

Abstract:

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.

Keywords:

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

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• Flitcroft, Rebecca L.; Bury, Gwendolynn W.; Joyce, Linda A.; Kay, Shannon L.; Knowles, Michael S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Warziniack, Travis. 2023. Biodiversity: Wildlife and Aquatic Biota. Chapter 10. https://doi.org/10.2737/WO-GTR-102-Chap10 In: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 2023. Future of America’s Forest and Rangelands: Forest Service 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment. General Technical Report. WO-102. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
• Joyce, Linda A.; Abatzoglou, John T.; Coulson, David P. 2018. Climate data for RPA 2020 Assessment: MACAv2 (METDATA) historical modeled (1950-2005) and future (2006-2099) projections for the conterminous United States at the 1/24 degree grid scale. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0014
• Joyce, Linda A.; Coulson, David P. 2020. Climate Scenarios and Projections: A technical document supporting the USDA Forest Service 2020 RPA Assessment. General Technical Report. RMRS-GTR-413. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 85 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-413
• Joyce, Linda A.; Kay, Shannon L. 2026. Historical and projected annual vegetation carbon data for the conterminous United States used in the TCSI statistic. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2026-0010

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