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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
Chang SSM/I Derived Monthly Rain Indices 5 x 5 degree V2.3 (RAIN_CHANG) 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

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 Cube Multi-Frequency Radar (CLOUDCUBE) NURTURE 1 G-III 2026-01-24 to 2026-02-17

N: 58.503 S: 39.04 E: -51.864 W: -86.445

HDF5
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 2-degree Tile Summary Cross-Validation Statistics for North America 2 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS TEMPERATURE SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES 1980-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 52 S: 14 E: -52 W: -132

CSV
Daymet: Annual Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 2 2 MODELS Computer 1980-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 52 S: 14.53 E: -52.95 W: -131.104

multiple
Daymet: Annual Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 3 3 MODELS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, DEM Computer, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SRTM 1980-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 83.211 S: 14 E: -52 W: -179.183

multiple
Daymet: Annual Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 4 MODELS Computer 1950-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 82.9143 S: 14.0749 E: -52.6667 W: -178.133

multiple
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 2 2 MODELS Computer 1980-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 52 S: 14.53 E: -52.95 W: -131.104

netCDF-4 classic
Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 3 3 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, MODELS TEMPERATURE SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, Computer 1980-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 83 S: 14 E: -52 W: -179

netCDF-4 classic
Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 4 MODELS Computer 1950-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 82.9143 S: 14.0749 E: -53.0567 W: -178.133

netCDF-4
Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 4.1 MODELS Computer 1950-01-01 to 2025-12-31

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 2 2 MODELS Computer 1980-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 52 S: 14.53 E: -52.95 W: -131.104

multiple
Daymet: Monthly Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 3 3 WEATHER STATIONS, DEM, Terra, MODELS TEMPERATURE LOGGERS, RAIN GAUGES, SRTM, MODIS, Computer 1980-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 83.211 S: 14 E: -52 W: -179.183

multiple
Daymet: Monthly Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 4 MODELS Computer 1950-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 82.9143 S: 14.0749 E: -53.0567 W: -178.133

multiple
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
Daymet: Station-Level Inputs and Cross-Validation Result for North America, Version 4 4 MODELS Computer 1950-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 82.5167 S: 14.6167 E: -52.6667 W: -176.65

multiple
Daymet: Station-Level Inputs and Model Predicted Values for North America, Version 3 3 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, MODELS TEMPERATURE SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, Computer 1980-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 83 S: 14 E: -52 W: -179

netCDF-4 classic
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