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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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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
TROPICS05 L2B Instantaneous Surface Rain Rate (ISRR) V0.2 0.2 TROPICS/05 TMS 2023-06-01 to 2025-11-05

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

TROPICS06 L2B Instantaneous Surface Rain Rate (ISRR) V1.0 1.0 TROPICS/06 TMS 2023-06-02 to 2025-03-15

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

Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer (2DVD) IMPACTS V1 1 GROUND STATIONS 2DVD 2020-01-15 to 2020-02-28

N: 37.9543 S: 37.9194 E: -75.4462 W: -75.4912

ASCII
UAlbany Micro Rain Radar 2 (MRR-2) IMPACTS 1 GROUND STATIONS MRR 2020-01-30 to 2023-02-28

N: 42.686280387058 S: 42.680376870022 E: -73.813906533108 W: -73.832438962497

netCDF-3, netCDF-4
UAlbany Parsivel IMPACTS 1 GROUND STATIONS DISDROMETERS 2020-01-30 to 2023-02-28

N: 42.6957 S: 42.67091583252 E: -73.804445495605 W: -73.8419

netCDF-4
VEMAP 1: U.S. Climate, 1961-1990 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

multiple
VEMAP 1: U.S. Climate Change Scenarios Based on Models with Increased CO2 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

multiple
VEMAP 1: U.S. Site Files 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

Text File
VEMAP 2: Monthly Historical and Future Climate Data, Alaska, USA 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1922-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 71.5 S: 53.5 E: -128.5 W: -170.5

netCDF-4
VEMAP 2: U.S. Annual Climate, 1895-1993 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Annual Climate Change Scenarios 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Daily Climate, 1895-1993 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Daily Climate Change Scenarios 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Monthly Climate, 1895-1993, Version 2 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VEMAP 2: U.S. Monthly Climate Change Scenarios, Version 2 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

netCDF-3
VIIRS/JPSS1 Actual and Potential Evapotranspiration 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2025-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Actual and Potential Evapotranspiration Gap-Filled 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Actual and Potential Evapotranspiration Gap-Filled Yearly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Gross and Net Primary Production Gap-Filled Yearly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Gross Primary Productivity and Net Photosynthesis 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2025-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Gross Primary Productivity and Net Photosynthesis Gap-Filled 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/NPP Actual and Potential Evapotranspiration 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2025-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/NPP Actual and Potential Evapotranspiration Gap-Filled 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/NPP Actual and Potential Evapotranspiration Gap-Filled Yearly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/NPP Gross and Net Primary Production Gap-Filled Yearly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
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