High Plains Regional Climate Center Online Data Services
University of Nebraska regional climate center providing climate and crop water use (ET) data services across a six-state High Plains region including reference ET and crop-stage water use for major crops.
hprcc.unl.edu
At a glance
- Region
- United States (North America)
- Coverage
- Regional
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Academic
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- Evapotranspiration
- Climate data
- Crop water use
- Precipitation
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: Evapotranspiration
- 02
Water accounting
Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.
- 03
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
Because it has: Climate data
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
- 02
Demand forecasts
Predict irrigation demand weeks ahead for canal and pump planning.
- 03
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
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