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Precipitation Data Access and Tools

NASA has a wide range of precipitation data, from hourly rainfall estimates to reanalysis datasets looking back decades. Our datasets and tools help users spot characteristics, trends, patterns, and anomalies in the precipitation that falls to Earth and understand how it affects natural areas and human communities.

Precipitation Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-9 02 (TOVSAMNF) at GES DISC 02 NOAA-9 TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU 1985-01-01 to 1986-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-9 V01 (TOVSAMNF) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-9 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1984-12-31 to 1987-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from TIROS-N 02 (TOVSAMTN) at GES DISC 02 TIROS-N TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU 1978-12-01 to 1979-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSAMTN) at GES DISC 01 TIROS-N HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1978-11-30 to 1979-07-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

TRMM (TMPA) Precipitation L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V7 (TRMM_3B42_Daily) at GES DISC 7 TMPA NOT APPLICABLE 1998-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 50 S: -50 E: 180 W: -180

TRMM (TMPA) Rainfall Estimate L3 3 hour 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V7 (TRMM_3B42) at GES DISC 7 TMPA NOT APPLICABLE 1997-12-31 to 2019-12-31

N: 50 S: -50 E: 180 W: -180

TRMM (TMPA-RT) Near Real-Time IR precipitation estimate L3 1-hour 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V7 (TRMM_3B41RT) at GES DISC 7 TMPA NOT APPLICABLE 2000-02-29 to 2019-12-31

N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

TRMM (TMPA-RT) Near Real-Time Microwave precipitation estimate L3 3 hour 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V7 (TRMM_3B40RT) at GES DISC 7 TMPA NOT APPLICABLE 2000-02-29 to 2019-12-31

N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

TRMM (TMPA-RT) Near Real-Time Precipitation L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V7 (TRMM_3B42RT_Daily) at GES DISC 7 TMPA NOT APPLICABLE 2000-03-01 to 2020-01-01

N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

TRMM (TMPA-RT) Near Real-Time Precipitation L3 3 hour 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V7 (TRMM_3B42RT) at GES DISC 7 TMPA NOT APPLICABLE 2000-02-29 to 2020-01-01

N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

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TRMM and GPM Precipitation Products and Services at NASA's GES DISC

During this webinar we will provide an overview of TRMM and GPM precipitation data products and discuss the various ways to discover and access these data. We will also demonstrate the visualization and analysis tools and services provided by NASA's Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC).

Precipitation Data Tools

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