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 |
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| GPM GROUND VALIDATION TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) GCPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | 2DVD, DISDROMETERS | 2011-10-27 to 2012-02-27 |
N: 44.6862 S: 44.1765 E: -79.64 W: -79.93 |
Binary | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) HYMEX V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | 2DVD, DISDROMETERS | 2012-09-12 to 2012-11-13 |
N: 44.1372 S: 41.8936 E: 12.4938 W: 4.0975 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) IFLOODS V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | 2DVD | 2013-04-03 to 2013-06-18 |
N: 42.2388 S: 41.6407 E: -91.5417 W: -92.4636 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) IPHEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | 2DVD | 2014-04-23 to 2014-06-17 |
N: 35.5858 S: 35.2266 E: -82.0565 W: -83.0948 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) LPVEX V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | 2DVD, DISDROMETERS | 2010-09-15 to 2010-10-20 |
N: 60.4846 S: 60.1045 E: 25.6247 W: 24.9749 |
TAR | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) MC3E V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | 2DVD, DISDROMETERS | 2011-04-21 to 2011-06-06 |
N: 36.6334 S: 36.5784 E: -97.4447 W: -97.5323 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) NSSTC V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | 2DVD, DISDROMETERS | 2009-11-20 to 2011-10-13 |
N: 34.7233 S: 34.7233 E: -86.6419 W: -86.6419 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer (2DVD) OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | 2DVD | 2015-10-31 to 2016-01-17 |
N: 47.514 S: 47.36 E: -123.812 W: -123.993 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer (2DVD) WFF V2 | 2 | GROUND STATIONS | 2DVD | 2013-07-24 to 2015-10-05 |
N: 37.9442 S: 37.9289 E: -75.4572 W: -75.4781 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) WFF Version 1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | 2DVD | point | ASCII | ||
| GPM Ground Validation USDA ARS Soil Moisture IFloodS V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | PROBES, RAIN GAUGES | 2013-04-16 to 2013-06-04 |
N: 42.5546 S: 42.3183 E: -93.2108 W: -93.5991 |
ASCII, Excel | |
| GPM Ground Validation Validation Network (VN) V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, GPM | Polarimetric Radar, DPR, GMI | 2014-03-09 to 2021-07-31 |
N: 65.634 S: -31.818 E: 169.948 W: -169.499 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Images MC3E V1 | 1 | WRF | Computer | 2011-04-19 to 2011-06-06 |
N: 45 S: 25 E: -80 W: -115 |
GIF, PNG | |
| GPM Ground Validation Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model LPVEx V1 | 1 | WRF | Computer | 2010-09-20 to 2010-10-20 |
N: 61.88 S: 58.264 E: 28.314 W: 20.806 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GV AIO2 UConn | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | Airmar Weather Station | 2021-12-07 to 2024-05-21 |
N: 41.828 S: 41.798 E: -72.247 W: -72.304 |
CSV | |
| GPM GV MASC UConn | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | 2023-01-14 to 2024-03-21 |
N: 41.809 S: 41.807 E: -72.293 W: -72.295 |
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| GPM IMERG Early Precipitation L3 1 day 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V07 (GPM_3IMERGDE) at GES DISC | 07 | IMERG | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GPM IMERG Early Precipitation L3 Half Hourly 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V07 (GPM_3IMERGHHE) at GES DISC | 07 | IMERG | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 1 day 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V07 (GPM_3IMERGDF) at GES DISC | 07 | IMERG | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 1 month 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V07 (GPM_3IMERGM) at GES DISC | 07 | IMERG | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 Half Hourly 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V07 (GPM_3IMERGHH) at GES DISC | 07 | IMERG | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GPM IMERG Late Precipitation L3 1 day 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V07 (GPM_3IMERGDL) at GES DISC | 07 | IMERG | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GPM IMERG Late Precipitation L3 Half Hourly 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V07 (GPM_3IMERGHHL) at GES DISC | 07 | IMERG | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GPM MHS on METOP-A Common Calibrated Brightness Temperature L1C 1.5 hours 17 km V07 (GPM_1CMETOPAMHS) at GES DISC | 07 | METOP-A | MHS | 2006-11-23 to 2019-12-23 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GPM MHS on METOP-A Common Calibrated Brightness Temperature L1C 1.5 hours 17 km V08 (GPM_1CMETOPAMHS) at GES DISC | 08 | METOP-A | MHS | 2006-11-23 to 2019-12-23 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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