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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.

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GPM DPR and GMI Combined Convective Stratiform Heating L3 1 month 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V07 (GPM_3HCSH) 07 GPM DPR 2014-03-01 to 2026-02-28

N: 67 S: -67 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR and GMI Combined Precipitation L2B 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2BCMB) 07 GPM DPR, GMI 2014-03-08 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR and GMI (Combined Precipitation) L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3CMB_DAY) 07 GPM DPR, GMI 2014-03-08 to 2026-02-28

N: 67 S: -67 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR and GMI (Combined Precipitation) L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3CMB) 07 GPM DPR, GMI 2014-03-08 to 2026-02-28

N: 67 S: -67 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR and GMI Combined Stratiform Heating L2 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2HCSH) 07 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to 2026-03-01

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

GPM DPR (Gridded Convective Stratiform Heating) L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V07 (GPM_3GCSH) 07 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to 2026-03-01

N: 67 S: -67 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Gridded Orbital Spectral Latent Heating Profiles L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V07 (GPM_3GSLH) 07 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to 2026-03-01

N: 67 S: -67 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Gridded Orbital Spectral Latent Heating Profiles L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V08 (GPM_3GSLH) 08 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to Present

N: 67 S: -67 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ka Environment L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2AKaENV) 07 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ka Environment L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2AKaENV) 08 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ka Precipitation Profile 2A 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2AKa) 07 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ka Precipitation Profile 2A 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2AKa) 08 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ka-band Received Power L1B 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_PRL1KA) 07 GPM GMI 2014-03-08 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ka-band Received Power L1B 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_PRL1KA) 08 GPM GMI 2014-03-08 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ku Environment L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2AKuENV) 07 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ku Environment L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2AKuENV) 08 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ku Precipitation Profile 2A 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2AKu) 07 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ku Precipitation Profile 2A 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2AKu) 08 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ku-band Received Power L1B 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_PRL1KU) 07 GPM GMI 2014-03-08 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Ku-band Received Power L1B 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_PRL1KU) 08 GPM GMI 2014-03-08 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR L2A Environment 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2ADPRENV) 07 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR L2A Environment 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2ADPRENV) 08 GPM DPR 2014-03-08 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Precipitation Profile 1 Day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3DPRD) 07 GPM DPR 2014-03-09 to 2026-02-28

N: 67 S: -67 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Precipitation Profile 1 Day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V08 (GPM_3DPRD) 08 GPM DPR 2014-03-09 to Present

N: 67 S: -67 E: 180 W: -180

GPM DPR Precipitation Profile 1 Day Ascending 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3DPR_ASC) 07 GPM DPR 2014-03-09 to 2026-02-28

N: 67 S: -67 E: 180 W: -180

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