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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

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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
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 2026-08-04

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 2025-12-31

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 2025-12-31

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/JPSS2 Actual and Potential Evapotranspiration 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-21 VIIRS 2026-01-01 to 2026-08-04

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS2 Actual and Potential Evapotranspiration Gap-Filled 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-21 VIIRS 2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS2 Actual and Potential Evapotranspiration Gap-Filled Yearly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-21 VIIRS 2023-01-01 to 2026-08-04

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS2 Gross and Net Primary Production Gap-Filled Yearly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-21 VIIRS 2023-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS2 Gross Primary Productivity and Net Photosynthesis 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-21 VIIRS 2026-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS2 Gross Primary Productivity and Net Photosynthesis Gap-Filled 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-21 VIIRS 2023-01-01 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 2026-08-20

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 2025-12-31

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 2025-12-31

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
VIIRS/NPP Gross Primary Productivity and Net Photosynthesis 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 Gross Primary Productivity and Net Photosynthesis 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
WHOI mooring CTD, surface flux and meterorological data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign 1.0 MOORINGS CTD, MMS 2012-09-14 to 2013-09-30

N: 24.6 S: 24 E: -38 W: -38

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
WLDAS Noah-MP 3.6 Land Surface Model L4 Daily 0.01 degree x 0.01 degree Version D1.0 (WLDAS_NOAHMP001_DA1) at GES DISC D1.0 Noah-MP-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1979-01-02 to 2024-01-01

N: 52.925 S: 25.065 E: -89.025 W: -124.925

0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees
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