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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Daily Meteorology Data (FIFE) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES | 1900-01-01 to 1989-12-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| Historic Monthly Meteorology Data (FIFE) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1858-01-01 to 1989-12-01 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) HURRICANE IMAGING RADIOMETER (HIRAD) V1 | 1 | GLOBAL HAWK | HIRAD | 2012-11-05 to 2014-10-17 |
N: 52.0268 S: 12.3911 E: -55.0826 W: -175.343 |
netCDF-3 | |
| Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Tropics Satellite Data V1 | 1 | NOAA-18, DMSP 5D-3/F16, NOAA-19, GPM, TRMM, CORIOLIS, DMSP 5D-3/F15, METOP-A, DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18 | AMSU-A, AVHRR, SSMIS, GMI, PR, TMI, WINDSAT, SSM/I | 2013-07-23 to 2014-09-30 |
N: 53.9 S: 2.2 E: -9 W: -113.5 |
JPEG | |
| Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) CPEX V1 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 |
N: 39.95 S: 5.05 E: -45.05 W: -99.95 |
netCDF-3 | |
| ISLSCP II Climate Research Unit CRU05 Monthly Climate Data | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ISLSCP II CRU05 Climate Time Series for Global Land Areas, 1986-1995 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ISLSCP II ECMWF Near-Surface Meteorology Parameters | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1985-01-01 to 1998-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII Grid | |
| ISLSCP II Gauge-Based Analyses of Daily Precipitation over Global Land Areas | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) Monthly Precipitation | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ISLSCP II Global Precipitation Climatology Project Version 1, Pentad Precipitation | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, MODELS | RAIN GAUGES, Computer | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Global Precipitation Climatology Project Version 2, Monthly Precipitation | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Reanalysis Near-Surface Meteorology Data | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII Grid | |
| Jaeger Monthly Mean Global Precipitation Climatology 2.5 x 5.0 degree V1 (RAIN_JEAGER) at GES DISC | 1 | WEATHER STATIONS, Ships | RAIN GAUGES | 1931-01-01 to 1965-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| KORUS-AQ Research Vessel (R/V) Onnuri Ship Data | 1 | R/V ONNURI | SpEx, AMS, SUN PHOTOMETERS, GAS SENSORS | 2016-05-16 to 2016-06-05 | ICARTT | ||
| Land Surface Atmospheric Boundary Interaction Product L3 V1(LANDMET) at GES DISC | 1 | LANDMET | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to 2007-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers | |
| Land/Sea static mask relevant to IMERG precipitation 0.1x0.1 degree V2 (GPM_IMERG_LandSeaMask) at GES DISC | 2 | IMERG | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
||
| Land/Sea static mask relevant to TMPA precipitation 0.25x0.25 degree V2 (TRMM_TMPA_LandSeaMask) at GES DISC | 2 | TMPA | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| LBA Regional Climate Data, 0.5-Degree Grid, 1960-1990 (Willmott and Webber) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 1960-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 |
Binary | |
| LBA Regional Global Historical Climatology Network, V. 1, 1832-1990 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1832-07-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 |
CSV | |
| LBA Regional Mean Climatology, 0.5-Deg, 1930-1960, V. 2.1 (Cramer and Leemans) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1931-01-01 to 1960-12-31 |
N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 |
Binary | |
| LBA-ECO CD-03 Flux-Meteorological Data, km 77 Pasture Site, Para, Brazil: 2000-2005 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-09-01 to 2006-01-01 |
N: -3.0202 S: -3.0202 E: -54.8942 W: -54.8942 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-03 Mesoscale Meteorological Data, Santarem Region, Para, Brazil: 1998-2006 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMISTORS, TDR, RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE PROBE, WIND VANES, PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1998-08-20 to 2006-12-31 |
N: -3.3502 S: -3.3502 E: -54.924 W: -54.924 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-04 Meteorological and Flux Data, km 83 Tower Site, Tapajos National Forest | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | SONIC ANEMOMETER, IRGA, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, NET RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOCOUPLES | 2000-07-01 to 2004-03-12 |
N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-04 Soil Moisture Data, km 83 Tower Site, Tapajos National Forest, Brazil | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | RAIN GAUGES, TDR | 2001-12-31 to 2003-12-17 |
N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707 |
CSV |
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.
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