I know some of these statistics and observations are out there on the internet, but searching for them takes time (even in a world with LLMs), so I’m compiling them here.
To keep page load fast and make exploration easier, statistics are split across several different posts. Inland water levels now live with the normals page instead of on a separate monthly page.
Weather Normals Explorer
When you want baselines to measure against.
Open normals DeparturesWeather Anomaly Explorer
If you like to ask the question "is this year weird?"
Open anomalies Daily ValuesWeather Observations Explorer
Observed values directly, before anomaly or percentile framing.
Open observations VariabilityWeather Distribution Explorer
Averages obscure variation. Variation matters.
Open distributions RankingsWeather Ranking Explorer
How rare was this month, season, or year?
Open rankings