Hot-Dry-Windy Index (HDW)

Type

Climate Programs

Organization

U.S. Forest Service, St. Cloud University

Description

The Hot-Dry-Windy Index (HDW) was designed to help users determine which days are more likely to have adverse atmospheric conditions that make it more difficult to manage a wildland fire. It combines weather data from the surface and low levels of the atmosphere into a first-look product.

Geography

National

Website

https://www.hdwindex.org/index.html

Contact Information

If you have questions about HDW, please contact Jay Charney (jcharney@fs.fed.us) or Brian Potter (bpotter@fs.fed.us). If you have specific questions or suggestions about the website and interface, please contact Alan Srock (afsrock@stcloudstate.edu).

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is supported through partnerships between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Tribal Program.
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