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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: GSFC (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-26 to 1987-10-16 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: KSU (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-29 to 1989-08-13 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
CSV | |
| Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: Smith (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES, BAROMETERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-27 to 1989-08-13 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| CAMEX-3 CLOUD AND AEROSOL PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION (CAPAC) V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | FSSP, PMS 2D-P PROBE | 1998-08-15 to 1998-09-23 |
N: 39.0333 S: 14.045 E: -62.96 W: -86.165 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-3 CLOUD AND AEROSOL PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION VIDEO V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | VIDEO CAMERA | 1998-08-10 to 1998-09-02 |
N: 50 S: 10 E: -50 W: -105 |
Not Provided | |
| CAMEX-4 DC-8 NEVZOROV TOTAL CONDENSED WATER CONTENT SENSOR V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | NEVZOROV PROBE | 2001-08-25 to 2001-09-23 |
N: 39.0433 S: 23.905 E: -58.635 W: -84.4033 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 MIPS MICROWAVE PROFILING RADIOMETER V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, MIPS | MR, PYRANOMETERS | 2001-08-15 to 2001-09-12 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 MIPS SURFACE STATION 1 V1 | 1 | MIPS, GROUND STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 2001-08-15 to 2001-09-08 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 MIPS SURFACE STATION 2 V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, MIPS | BAROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 2001-08-26 to 2001-09-12 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 NOAA LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER | 2001-08-15 to 2001-09-26 |
N: 50 S: 10 E: -60 W: -100 |
ASCII | |
| CAMP2Ex Cloud and Precipitation Retrievals Derived From APR-3 and AMPR Measurements | 1 | NASA P-3 | APR-3, AMPR | 2019-08-02 to 2019-10-07 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| CAMP2Ex Miscellaneous Data | 1 | SATELLITES | 2018-08-01 to 2019-10-08 | NetCDF-4, ICARTT, GIF, PNG, JPEG | |||
| Chang SSM/I Derived Monthly Rain Indices 5 x 5 degree V2.3 (RAIN_CHANG) at GES DISC | 2.3 | DMSP, DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F8 | SSM/I | 1987-07-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 50 S: -50 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Characteristics of African Savanna Biomes for Determining Woody Cover | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-7, LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | DENSIOMETERS, AVHRR, CHN ANALYZERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1981-01-01 to 2003-12-31 |
N: 16.761 S: -27.75 E: 37.2375 W: -15.8392 |
CSV | |
| Climate Normals for Last Glacial Maximum and Modern (1975-2005), Alaska | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1000-01-01 to 2005-12-31 |
N: 74 S: 47.7384 E: -106.933 W: -178.236 |
GeoTIFF | |
| Cloud Radar System (CRS) IMPACTS | 1 | NASA ER-2 | CRS | 2020-01-25 to 2023-02-28 |
N: 48.658 S: 31.073 E: -64.894 W: -95.46 |
HDF5 | |
| CMS: Evapotranspiration and Meteorology, Water-Limited Shrublands, Mexico, 2008-2010 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, IRGA, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, RAIN GAUGES | 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 32.0301 S: 29.741 E: -110.534 W: -116.605 |
CSV | |
| COWVR STP-H8 Surface Wind Vector and Column-Integrated Atmospheric Water Measurements Version 10.0 | 10.0 | ISS | COWVR | 2022-01-08 to Present |
N: 61 S: -61 E: 180 W: -180 |
35 Kilometers x 35 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| Daily Rainfall Data (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | RAIN GAUGES | 1982-04-27 to 1989-12-30 |
N: 39.11 S: 39.07 E: -96.55 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Daily SnowModel Outputs Covering the ABoVE Core Domain, 3-km Resolution, 1980-2020 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1980-09-01 to 2020-08-31 |
N: 75.8357 S: 49.8038 E: -84.3282 W: -176.915 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| Daymet: Annual Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 | 4.1 | MODELS | Computer | 1950-01-01 to 2024-12-31 |
N: 83.7064 S: 6.07616 E: -53.055 W: -178.204 |
multiple | |
| Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 | 4.1 | MODELS | Computer | 1950-01-01 to 2024-12-31 |
N: 82.9143 S: 14.0749 E: -53.0567 W: -178.133 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Daymet: Monthly Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 | 4.1 | MODELS | Computer | 1950-01-01 to 2024-12-31 |
N: 82.9143 S: 14.0749 E: -53.0567 W: -178.133 |
COG | |
| Daymet: Station-Level Inputs and Cross-Validation for North America, Version 4 R1 | 4.1 | MODELS | Computer | 1950-01-01 to 2023-12-31 |
N: 82.9143 S: 14.0749 E: -52.6667 W: -178.133 |
multiple | |
| DISCOVER-AQ Texas Deployment Analysis and Ancillary Ground Site Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | CAPS NO2 Analyzer, 2B Technologies, PTR-MS, CEILOMETERS, Vaisala HUMICAP HMP155, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, TE525 Rain Gauge | 2013-08-13 to 2016-03-14 | ICARTT |
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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