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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
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION NASA S-BAND DUAL POLARIMETRIC (NPOL) DOPPLER RADAR IFLOODS | 2 | GROUND STATIONS | NPOL | 2013-04-30 to 2013-06-16 |
N: 42.2708 S: 42.2656 E: -92.5056 W: -92.5128 |
UF | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION NASA S-BAND DUAL POLARIMETRIC (NPOL) DOPPLER RADAR MC3E | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NPOL | 2011-04-11 to 2011-06-03 |
N: 38 S: 35 E: -95.5 W: -99 |
UF | |
| GPM Ground Validation NASA S-Band Dual Polarimetric (NPOL) Doppler Radar OLYMPEX | 2 | GROUND STATIONS | NPOL | 2015-11-05 to 2016-01-15 |
N: 48.6684 S: 45.9605 E: -122.256 W: -126.275 |
UF | |
| GPM Ground Validation NASA S-Band Dual Polarimetric (NPOL) Doppler Radar Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NPOL | 2013-12-06 to 2017-04-28 |
N: 39.6219 S: 36.8989 E: -73.6272 W: -77.1056 |
UF | |
| GPM Ground Validation National Mosaic and Multi-Sensor QPE (NMQ) System IFloodS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DOPPLER RADAR, RAIN GAUGES | 2013-04-01 to 2013-06-30 |
N: 55 S: 20 E: -60 W: -130 |
ASCII, Binary, netCDF-4 | |
| GPM Ground Validation National Mosaic and Multi-Sensor QPE (NMQ) System IPHEx | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | CBR, DOPPLER RADAR, RAIN GAUGES | 2014-04-30 to 2014-06-16 |
N: 38.705 S: 32.7 E: -78.695 W: -87.1 |
ASCII, netCDF-4 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Near-Real Time Rain Rates IFloodS | 1 | GOES-15, DMSP 5D-3/F15, DMSP 5D-3/F16 | GOES-15 Imager, SSM/I, SSMIS | 2013-04-23 to 2013-06-30 |
N: 59.875 S: -59.875 E: 179.875 W: -179.875 |
Binary, netCDF-4 | |
| GPM Ground Validation NEXRAD Level III KARX IFloodS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NEXRAD | 2013-03-29 to 2013-06-18 |
N: 44.2721 S: 43.3739 E: -90.7419 W: -91.6401 |
NIDS | |
| GPM Ground Validation NEXRAD Level III KDMX IFloodS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NEXRAD | 2013-03-29 to 2013-06-18 |
N: 42.1802 S: 41.282 E: -93.2737 W: -94.1719 |
NIDS | |
| GPM Ground Validation NEXRAD Level III KDVN IFloodS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NEXRAD | 2013-03-29 to 2013-06-18 |
N: 42.0625 S: 41.1643 E: -90.1457 W: -91.0439 |
NIDS | |
| GPM Ground Validation NEXRAD Level III KMPX IFloodS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NEXRAD | 2013-03-29 to 2013-06-18 |
N: 45.298 S: 44.3998 E: -93.1162 W: -94.0144 |
NIDS | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION NOAA CPC MORPHING TECHNIQUE (CMORPH) IFLOODS | 1 | CMORPH | Computer | 2013-04-01 to 2013-06-30 |
N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
Binary, netCDF-4 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION NOAA CPC MORPHING TECHNIQUE (CMORPH) IPHEX | 1 | CMORPH | Computer | 2014-05-01 to 2014-06-14 |
N: 59.9636 S: -59.9636 E: 179.964 W: -179.964 |
Binary, netCDF-4 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION NOAA PARSIVEL MC3E | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | APU | 2011-04-05 to 2011-06-06 |
N: 43 S: 28 E: -91 W: -121 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION NOAA SURFACE METEOROLOGICAL STATION MC3E | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR | 2011-04-05 to 2011-06-07 |
N: 36.61 S: 36.61 E: -97.49 W: -97.49 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation NOAA X-band Polarimetric Radar (NOXP) IPHEx | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NOXP | 2014-04-21 to 2014-06-15 |
N: 36.5613 S: 34.5671 E: -81.9141 W: -83.9083 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY MESONET MC3E | 1 | MESONET | APS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-06 |
N: 37 S: 33.28 E: -94 W: -103 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Optical Disdrometer (ODM) LPVEx | 1 | R/V ARANDA | ODM | 2010-09-15 to 2010-09-26 |
N: 60.2792 S: 59.3778 E: 25.5378 W: 21.3281 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Parsivel UConn | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 2021-12-08 to 2024-05-19 |
N: 41.828 S: 41.798 E: -72.248 W: -72.304 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Passive Aquatic Listener (PAL) | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | PALS | 2010-10-18 to 2021-07-28 |
N: 53.335 S: -18.928 E: 179.999 W: -179.999 |
netCDF-4 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION PLUVIO PRECIPITATION GAUGE GCPEX | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 2011-12-08 to 2012-02-29 |
N: 44.69 S: 44.17 E: -79.64 W: -79.93 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION PLUVIO PRECIPITATION GAUGE LPVEX | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2010-09-15 to 2011-01-13 |
N: 60.29 S: 60.12 E: 25.37 W: 24.04 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Pluvio Precipitation Gauge UConn | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2021-11-30 to 2024-05-16 |
N: 41.828 S: 41.798 E: -72.248 W: -72.304 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Pluvio Precipitation Gauges OLYMPEX | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 2015-10-31 to 2016-01-31 |
N: 47.68 S: 47.3898 E: -123.581 W: -123.867 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks Cloud Classification System (PERSIANN-CCS) IFloodS | 1 | METEOSAT-6, Aqua, GPM, NOAA-16, NOAA-15, GMS-5, NOAA-17, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F14, GOES-8, METEOSAT-7, DMSP 5D-3/F15, GOES-10, TRMM | VISSR-METEOSAT, AMSR-E, DPR, AMSU-B, VISSR-GMS, SSM/I, GOES-8 Imager, GOES-10 Imager, PR, TMI | 2013-04-01 to 2013-07-01 |
N: 45.24 S: 39.36 E: -87.16 W: -96.84 |
ASCII, netCDF-4 |
Featured Precipitation Observation Method: GPM
NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) platform provides next-generation global observations of rain and snow to help researchers better understand Earth's water and energy cycles and forecast extreme weather and related events.
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).
NASA’s global precipitation data and data processing systems have come a long way from the launch of TRMM in 1997 to the ongoing GPM mission.
9 MIN READ
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