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Precipitation Rate Data Access and Tools
NASA’s precipitation rate data rang from atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state measurements to datasets combining precipitation data from multiple instruments. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to understand how quickly precipitation is falling across Earth and its effects.
Precipitation Rate Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Monthly 0.5-Degree V3.2 (GPCPMON) at GES DISC | 3.2 | DMSP, NOAA POES, Aqua, GOES, METEOSAT, GMS, MTSAT, Himawari-8, WEATHER STATIONS | SSMIS, SSM/I, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES | 1983-01-01 to 2023-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Monthly 0.5-Degree V3.3 (GPCPMON) at GES DISC | 3.3 | DMSP, NOAA POES, Aqua, GOES, METEOSAT, GMS, MTSAT, Himawari-8, WEATHER STATIONS | SSMIS, SSM/I, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES | 1983-01-01 to 2025-11-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION AIRBORNE SECOND GENERATION PRECIPITATION RADAR (APR-2) GCPEX V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | APR-2 | 2012-01-19 to 2012-02-25 |
N: 45.8472 S: 41.1551 E: -69.9619 W: -83.9978 |
HDF4 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Albert Head (AHD) Ground Meteorological Station (MET) OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | FD12P WEATHER SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, Visibility Sensor | 2015-11-13 to 2016-01-17 |
N: 48.39 S: 48.37 E: -123.46 W: -123.48 |
ASCII, XML | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) GCPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | APU, DISDROMETERS | 2011-10-26 to 2012-03-10 |
N: 44.6862 S: 44.1765 E: -79.6403 W: -79.9279 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) HYMEX V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | APU, DISDROMETERS | 2012-09-07 to 2012-11-07 |
N: 44.0961 S: 41.7827 E: 14.2142 W: 3.88472 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) ICE POP V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | APU | 2015-10-13 to 2018-07-01 |
N: 38.2509 S: 37.3779 E: 129.124 W: 128.378 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) IFLOODS V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | APU | 2013-03-16 to 2013-06-17 |
N: 42.2388 S: 41.6406 E: -91.5416 W: -92.4637 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) IPHEx V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | APU | 2013-10-28 to 2014-06-19 |
N: 36.0144 S: 35.0833 E: -81.8332 W: -83.4973 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) LPVEX V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | APU, DISDROMETERS | 2010-09-15 to 2011-01-12 |
N: 60.4864 S: 59.3335 E: 27.4909 W: 21.5013 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) MC3E V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | APU, DISDROMETERS | 2011-04-15 to 2011-06-06 |
N: 36.638 S: 36.5641 E: -97.4262 W: -97.5522 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) NSSTC V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | APU, DISDROMETERS | 2010-06-08 to 2011-03-30 |
N: 34.72 S: 34.71 E: -86.63 W: -86.64 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | APU | 2015-01-10 to 2016-01-31 |
N: 48.3871 S: 47.2025 E: -123.478 W: -124.369 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | APU | 2013-05-08 to 2014-10-08 |
N: 38.0442 S: 37.8294 E: -75.3562 W: -75.5812 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES GCPEX V1 | 1 | DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F18 | SSMIS | 2012-01-17 to 2012-02-29 |
N: 50.5 S: 37.9 E: -70.9 W: -88.7 |
ASCII, netCDF-4 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES MC3E V1 | 1 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-05 |
N: 56.29 S: 13.59 E: -72.65 W: -115.49 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Composite Satellite Overpasses OLYMPEX | 4 | DMSP 5D-3/F16, NOAA-19, DMSP 5D-3/F17, NOAA-18, METOP-B, GCOM-W1, GPM, METOP-A, DMSP 5D-3/F19, Suomi-NPP, DMSP 5D-3/F18 | SSMIS, MHS, AMSR2, DPR, GMI, ATMS | 2015-11-01 to 2016-05-01 |
N: 57.4634 S: 37.3591 E: -88.4232 W: -157.22 |
HDF5 | |
| GPM Ground Validation CXSI Radar Imagery OLYMPEX | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DOPPLER RADAR | 2015-11-10 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 49.3183 S: 48.4119 E: -123.118 W: -124.476 |
GIF | |
| GPM Ground Validation Duke Micro Rain Radar (MRR) IPHEx | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MRR | 2014-05-01 to 2014-06-15 |
N: 35.8894 S: 35.5843 E: -82.5814 W: -83.0743 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Duke Parsivel IPHEx | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2014-05-01 to 2014-06-30 |
N: 35.8858 S: 35.0833 E: -82.2711 W: -83.5904 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) MICRO RAIN RADAR (MRR) GCPEX | 2 | GROUND STATIONS | MRR | 2012-01-01 to 2012-03-14 |
N: 46.5 S: 43.5 E: -78 W: -81 |
netCDF-4 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) PRECIPITATION OCCURRENCE SENSOR SYSTEM (POSS) GCPEX | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DOPPLER RADAR, POSS | 2012-01-15 to 2012-03-01 |
N: 44.23 S: 44.18 E: -79.64 W: -79.93 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8, GROUND STATIONS, UND CITATION II | APR-2, CIPS, D3R, DPR, HVPS, PMS 2D-C PROBE | 2012-02-24 to 2012-02-25 |
N: 46.3966 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7616 W: -80.4026 |
netCDF-4 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Global Flood Monitoring System (GFMS) Flood Maps IFloodS V1 | 1 | DMSP, Aqua, TRMM, NOAA POES | SSM/I, SSMIS, AMSR-E, TMI, AMSU-B | 2013-03-26 to 2013-06-30 |
N: 49.875 S: -49.875 E: 179.875 W: -179.875 |
netCDF-4, ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) IFloodS V1 | 1 | METOP-B, METOP-A, NOAA-16, DMSP, TRMM, NOAA-15, GCOM-W1, GPM | AMSU-B, AMSU-A, SSMIS, PR, TMI, AMSR2, GMI | 2013-04-22 to 2013-06-30 |
N: 59.95 S: -59.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95 |
netCDF-4, Binary |
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