Carleton Climate at a Glance

Welcome to Carleton Climate at a Glance. This Shiny app was created in response to the slow loading time of the website NOAA Climate at a Glance. Although this app does not have all the capabilities of the original website, it contains additional options such as density graphs and overlaying graphs.

Click here to go to the original NOAA website!

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Parameter Definitions

Avg Temperature

Mean Temperature (°F) of a specified area over a specified time interval

Max Temperature

Hottest Temperature (°F) recorded in a specified area over a specified time interval

Min Temperature

Coldest Temperature (°F) recorded in a specified area over a specified time interval

Precipitation

Total Precipitation (inches) in a specified area over a specified time interval

Cooling Degree Days

A cooling degree day (CDD) is a measurement designed to quantify the demand for energy needed to cool buildings. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is above 65°F

Heating Degree Days

A heating degree day (HDD) is a measurement designed to quantify the demand for energy needed to heat a building. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is below 65°F

Palmer Drought Severity Index

The Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) is a measurement of dryness based on recent precipitation and temperature. Dry conditions are represented by negative values while wet conditions are represented by positive values.

Palmer Hydrological Drought Index

The Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) measures hydrological impacts of drought.

Palmer Modified Drought Index

The Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) is a modified verison of the PDSI created by Heddinghaus and Sabol (1991).

Palmer Z-Index

The Palmer Z-Index measures short-term drought on a montly scale

Please note that the Palmer Indices are not available for all locations (ex. Alaska)

Click here to go to learn more about the Palmer Indices!