NOAA/NCEI U.S. Climate Division Data: Plotting and Analysis
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Plot maps from the monthly NOAA/NCEI U.S. Climate Division dataset including means, anomalies, and climatologies. Maps can be created for an average ("composite") of different years. Latest data update at PSL: Oct 08, 2024 | |
Default climatology has been changed to 1991-2020
U.S. Climate Division dataset is obtained from National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Data is provisional and may be subject to correction by NCEI at a later date!
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Location of US Climate Divisions
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Alabama (1) |
1 North Valley |
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2 Appalachian Mountain |
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3 Upper Plains |
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4 Eastern Valley |
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5 Piedmont Plateau |
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6 Prairie |
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7 Coastal Plain |
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8 Gulf |
Arizona (2) |
1 Northwest |
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2 Northeast |
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3 North Central |
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4 East Central |
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5 Southwest |
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6 South Central |
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7 Southeast |
Arkansas (3) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 West Central |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
California (4) |
1 North Coast Drainage |
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2 Sacramento Drainage |
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3 Northeast Interior Basins |
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4 Central Coast Drainage |
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5 San Joaquin Drainage |
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6 South Coast Drainage |
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7 Southeast Desert Basin |
Colorado (5) |
1 Arkansas Drainage |
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2 Colorado Drainage |
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3 Kansas Drainage |
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4 Platte Drainage |
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5 Rio Grande Drainage |
Connecticut (6) |
1 Northwest |
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2 Central |
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3 Coastal |
Delaware (7) |
1 Northern |
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2 Southern |
Florida (8) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North |
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3 North Central |
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4 South Central |
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5 Everglades and Southwest Co |
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6 Lower East Coast |
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7 Keys |
Georgia (9) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 West Central |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
Idaho (10) |
1 Panhandle |
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2 North Central Prairies |
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3 North Central Canyons |
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4 Central Mountains |
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5 Southwestern Valleys |
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6 Southwestern Highlands |
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7 Central Plains |
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8 Northeastern Valleys |
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9 Upper Snake River Plains |
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10 Eastern Highlands |
Illinois (11) |
1 Northwest |
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2 Northeast |
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3 West |
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4 Central |
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5 East |
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6 West Southwest |
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7 East Southeast |
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8 Southwest |
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9 Southeast |
Indiana (12) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 West Central |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
Iowa (13) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 West Central |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
Kansas (14) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 West Central |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
Kentucky (15) |
1 Western |
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2 Central |
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3 Blue Grass |
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4 Eastern |
Louisiana (16) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 West Central |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
Maine (17) |
1 North |
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2 South Interior |
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3 Coastal |
Maryland (18) |
1 Southeastern Shore |
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2 Central Eastern Shore |
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3 Lower Southern |
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4 Upper Southern |
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5 Northeastern Shore |
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6 North Central |
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7 Appalachian Mountains |
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8 Allegheny Plateau |
Massachusetts (19) |
1 West |
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2 Central |
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3 Coastal |
Michigan (20) |
1 West Upper |
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2 East Upper |
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3 Northwest Lower |
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4 Northeast Lower |
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5 West Central Lower |
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6 Central Lower |
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7 East Central Lower |
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8 Southwest Lower |
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9 South Central Lower |
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10 Southeast Lower |
Minnesota (21) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 West Central |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
Mississippi (22) |
1 Upper Delta |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 Lower Delta |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
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10 Coastal |
Missouri (23) |
1 Northwest Prairie |
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2 Northeast Prairie |
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3 West Central Plains |
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4 West Ozarks |
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5 East Ozarks |
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6 Bootheel |
Montana (24) |
1 Western |
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2 Southwestern |
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3 North Central |
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4 Central |
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5 South Central |
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6 Northeastern |
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7 Southeastern |
Nebraska (25) Note- there is no division 4 in Nebraska. |
1 Panhandle |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
Nevada (26) |
1 Northwestern |
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2 Northeastern |
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3 South Central |
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4 Extreme Southern |
New Hampshire (27) |
1 North |
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2 South |
New Jersey (28) |
1 Northern |
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2 Southern |
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3 Coastal |
New Mexico (29) |
1 Northwestern Plateau |
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2 Northern Mountains |
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3 Northeastern Plains |
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4 Southwestern Mountains |
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5 Central Valley |
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6 Central Highlands |
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7 Southeastern Plains |
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8 Southern Desert |
New York (30) |
1 Western Plateau |
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2 Eastern Plateau |
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3 Northern Plateau |
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4 Coastal |
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5 Hudson Valley |
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6 Mohawk Valley |
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7 Champlain Valley |
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8 St. Lawrence Valley |
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9 Great Lakes |
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10 Central Lakes |
North Carolina (31) |
1 Southern Mountains |
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2 Northern Mountains |
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3 Northern Piedmont |
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4 Central Piedmont |
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5 Southern Piedmont |
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6 Southern Coastal Plain |
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7 Central Coastal Plain |
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8 Northern Coastal Plain |
North Dakota (32) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 West Central |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
Ohio (33) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 West Central |
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5 Central |
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6 Central Hills |
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7 Northeast Hills |
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8 Southwest |
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9 South Central |
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10 Southeast |
Oklahoma (34) |
1 Panhandle |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 West Central |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
Oregon (35) |
1 Coastal Area |
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2 Willamette Valley |
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3 Southwestern Valleys |
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4 Northern Cascades |
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5 High Plateau |
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6 North Central |
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7 South Central |
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8 Northeast |
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9 Southeast |
Pennsylvania (36) |
1 Pocono Mountains |
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2 East Central Mountains |
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3 Southeastern Piedmont |
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4 Lower Susquehanna |
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5 Middle Susquehanna |
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6 Upper Susquehanna |
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7 Central Mountains |
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8 South Central Mountains |
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9 Southwest Plateau |
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10 Northwest Plateau |
Rhode Island (37) |
1 Rhode Island |
South Carolina (38) |
1 Mountain |
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2 Northwest |
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3 North Central |
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4 Northeast |
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5 West Central |
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6 Central |
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7 Southern |
South Dakota (39) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 Black Hills |
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5 Southwest |
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6 Central |
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7 East Central |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
Tennessee (40) |
1 Eastern |
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2 Cumberland Plateau |
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3 Middle |
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4 Western |
Texas (41) |
1 High Plains |
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2 Low Rolling Plains |
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3 North Central |
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4 East Texas |
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5 Trans Pecos |
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6 Edwards Plateau |
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7 South Central |
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8 Upper Coast |
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9 South |
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10 Lower Valley |
Utah (42) |
1 Western |
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2 Dixie |
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3 North Central |
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4 South Central |
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5 Northern Mountains |
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6 Uinta Basin |
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7 Southeast |
Vermont (43) |
1 Northeastern |
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2 Western |
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3 Southeastern |
Virginia (44) |
1 Tidewater |
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2 Eastern Piedmont |
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3 Western Piedmont |
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4 Northern |
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5 Central Mountain |
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6 Southwestern Mountain |
Washington (45) |
1 West Olympic Coast |
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2 North East Olympic San Juan |
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3 Puget Sound Lowlands |
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4 East Olympic Cascade Foothills |
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5 Cascade Mountains West |
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6 East Slope Cascades |
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7 Okanogan Big Bend |
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8 Central Basin |
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9 Northeastern |
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10 Plouse Blue Mountains |
West Virginia (46) |
1 Northwestern |
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2 North Central |
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3 Southwestern |
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4 Central |
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5 Southern |
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6 Northeastern |
Wisconsin (47) |
1 Northwest |
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2 North Central |
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3 Northeast |
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4 West Central |
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5 Central |
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6 East Central |
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7 Southwest |
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8 South Central |
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9 Southeast |
Wyoming (48) |
1 Yellowstone Drainage |
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2 Snake Drainage |
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3 Green and Bear Drainage |
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4 Big Horn |
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5 Powder, Little Mo & Tongue Drainages |
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6 Belle Fourche Drainage |
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7 Cheyenne Niobrara Drainage |
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8 Lower Platte |
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9 Wind River |
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10 Upper Platte |
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