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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.

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GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V08 (GPM_3GPROFGCOMW1AMSR2_CLIM) 08 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-01 to Present

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

GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2A 1.5 hours 10 km V07 (GPM_2AGPROFGCOMW1AMSR2) 07 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2022-04-30 to 2026-03-01

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

GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2A 1.5 hours 10 km V08 (GPM_2AGPROFGCOMW1AMSR2) 08 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2014-01-31 to Present

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

GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFGCOMW1AMSR2_DAY) 07 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2022-05-01 to 2026-02-28

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

GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFGCOMW1AMSR2) 07 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2022-05-01 to 2026-02-28

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

GPM AMSR-E on AQUA Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1C 1.5 hours 10.5 km V07 (GPM_1CAQUAAMSRE) 07 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04

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

GPM AMSR-E on AQUA Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1C 1.5 hours 10.5 km V08 (GPM_1CAQUAAMSRE) 08 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04

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

GPM AMSR-E on Aqua (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2AGPROFAQUAAMSRE_CLIM) 07 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04

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

GPM AMSR-E on Aqua (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2 1.5 hours 5 km V08 (GPM_2AGPROFAQUAAMSRE_CLIM) 08 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04

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

GPM AMSR-E on Aqua (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFAQUAAMSRE_DAY_CLIM) 07 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04

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

GPM AMSR-E on Aqua (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFAQUAAMSRE_CLIM) 07 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-31

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

GPM AMSU-B on NOAA 15 Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1C 1.5 hours 16 km V07 (GPM_1CNOAA15AMSUB) 07 NOAA-15 AMSU-B 2000-01-01 to 2010-09-15

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

GPM AMSU-B on NOAA 15 Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1C 1.5 hours 16 km V08 (GPM_1CNOAA15AMSUB) 08 NOAA-15 AMSU-B 2000-01-01 to 2010-09-15

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

GPM AMSU-B on NOAA 16 Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1C 1.5 hours 16 km V07 (GPM_1CNOAA16AMSUB) 07 NOAA-16 AMSU-B 2000-10-04 to 2010-05-01

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

GPM AMSU-B on NOAA 16 Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1C 1.5 hours 16 km V08 (GPM_1CNOAA16AMSUB) 08 NOAA-16 AMSU-B 2000-10-04 to 2010-05-01

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

GPM AMSU-B on NOAA 17 Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1C 1.5 hours 16 km V07 (GPM_1CNOAA17AMSUB) 07 NOAA-17 AMSU-B 2002-06-28 to 2009-12-18

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

GPM AMSU-B on NOAA 17 Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1C 1.5 hours 16 km V08 (GPM_1CNOAA17AMSUB) 08 NOAA-17 AMSU-B 2002-06-28 to 2009-12-18

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

GPM AMSU-B on NOAA15 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2 1.5 hours 16 km V07 (GPM_2AGPROFNOAA15AMSUB) 07 NOAA-15 AMSU-B 2000-01-01 to 2009-01-01

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

GPM AMSU-B on NOAA15 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2 1.5 hours 16 km V08 (GPM_2AGPROFNOAA15AMSUB) 08 NOAA-15 AMSU-B 2000-01-01 to 2010-09-15

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

GPM AMSUB on NOAA15 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFNOAA15AMSUB_DAY_CLIM) 07 NOAA-15 AMSU-B 2000-01-01 to 2009-01-01

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

GPM AMSUB on NOAA15 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V08 (GPM_3GPROFNOAA15AMSUB_DAY_CLIM) 08 NOAA-15 AMSU-B 2000-01-01 to 2010-09-14

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

GPM AMSUB on NOAA15 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V07 (GPM_3GPROFNOAA15AMSUB_CLIM) 07 NOAA-15 AMSU-B 2000-01-01 to 2009-01-31

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

GPM AMSUB on NOAA15 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V08 (GPM_3GPROFNOAA15AMSUB_CLIM) 08 NOAA-15 AMSU-B 2000-01-01 to 2010-09-30

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

GPM AMSU-B on NOAA16 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2 1.5 hours 16 km V07 (GPM_2AGPROFNOAA16AMSUB) 07 NOAA-16 AMSU-B 2000-10-04 to 2008-01-01

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

GPM AMSU-B on NOAA16 (GPROF) Climate-based Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2 1.5 hours 16 km V08 (GPM_2AGPROFNOAA16AMSUB) 08 NOAA-16 AMSU-B 2000-10-04 to 2010-05-01

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

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