30 year (1981-2010) average of annual maximum duration of consecutive dry and wet days per event for the Conterminous United States and District of Columbia

This metadata record describes the average of annual maximum duration of consecutive dry and wet days per event, where precipitation totals are 0 or equal and exceeds 1 millimeters respectively, during the 30-year period 1981 – 2010 for the conterminous United States. A wet event is defined as a period when the number of consecutive days with precipitation equals or exceeds 1 millimeter. A dry event is defined as a period when the number of consecutive days with precipitation equals 0 millimeters. The source data was produced and acquired from DAYMET (2018) and is presented here as a 1-kilometer resolution GeoTIFF file.

Data and Resources

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publisher U.S. Geological Survey
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
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  • amerigeoss
  • ckan
  • consecutive-dry-days
  • consecutive-wet-days
  • conterminous-united-states
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  • north-america
  • precipitation
  • united-states
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maintainer Michael E Wieczorek
maintainer_email mewieczo@usgs.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-22T02:33:46.940726
metadata_modified 2025-11-22T02:33:46.940729
notes This metadata record describes the average of annual maximum duration of consecutive dry and wet days per event, where precipitation totals are 0 or equal and exceeds 1 millimeters respectively, during the 30-year period 1981 – 2010 for the conterminous United States. A wet event is defined as a period when the number of consecutive days with precipitation equals or exceeds 1 millimeter. A dry event is defined as a period when the number of consecutive days with precipitation equals 0 millimeters. The source data was produced and acquired from DAYMET (2018) and is presented here as a 1-kilometer resolution GeoTIFF file.
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title 30 year (1981-2010) average of annual maximum duration of consecutive dry and wet days per event for the Conterminous United States and District of Columbia