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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 |
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| Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3SMCCP) at GES DISC | 2 | Suomi-NPP | CrIS, ATMS | 2015-11-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3SMCCPN) at GES DISC | 2 | Suomi-NPP | CrIS, ATMS | 2012-04-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Daily: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 | 2 | Suomi-NPP | CrIS | 2015-11-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Monthly: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 | 2 | Suomi-NPP | CrIS | 2015-11-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Spatio-temporal Characteristics of Rainfall in Africa, 0.25 degrees, from 1998-2012 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 55 W: -20 |
netCDF-3 | |
| SPURS-1 research vessel Meteorological series data for N. Atlantic Endeavor cruises | 1.0 | R/V Endeavor, R/V Knorr | MMS | 2013-03-14 to 2013-10-13 |
N: 42 S: 32 E: -37 W: -72 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 Passive Accoustic Listener (PAL) data from ARGO float deployments during the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign | 1.0 | ARGO | HUMIDITY SENSORS | 2016-08-25 to 2018-08-22 |
N: 12.106 S: 8.861 E: -116.57 W: -129.129 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 research vessel along track SEA-POL rain radar imaging data for E. Tropical Pacific R/V Revelle-2 cruise | 1.0 | R/V Revelle | SEAPOL | 2017-10-22 to 2017-11-10 |
N: 24.2 S: 5.06 E: -119.89 W: -125.57 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 Research vessel Meteorological series data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign R/V Revelle cruises | 1.0 | R/V Endeavor, R/V Revelle | THERMOSALINOGRAPHS, MMS | 2016-08-20 to 2017-11-15 |
N: 24.203 S: 5.055 E: -119.886 W: -144.874 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 S/V Lady Amber underway Thermosalinograph and Sea Snake data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign | 1.0 | S/V Lady Amber | CTD | 2016-08-29 to 2018-04-30 |
N: 35.627 S: 0.085 E: -126.978 W: -163.925 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| Sub-daily Climate Forcings for Puerto Rico | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1950-01-01 to 2019-12-31 |
N: 19.94 S: 16.84 E: -64.1 W: -67.9928 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation Brazil (SCAR-B) University of Washington C131A Data | 1 | C-131A | TSI-3562 Nephelometer, COSPEC, FSSP, PCASP, PMS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE | 1995-08-17 to 1995-09-20 | Binary | ||
| The ABCflux Database: Arctic-Boreal CO2 Flux and Site Environmental Data, 1989-2020 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | Computer, PROBES, THERMOMETERS, GAS SENSORS | 1989-12-01 to 2020-09-30 |
N: 82.8225 S: 48.2167 E: 161.55 W: -165.62 |
CSV | |
| TMI/TRMM precipitation and uncertainty (TMPA) L3 3 hour 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V001 (WC_MULTISEN_PREC_025) at GES DISC | 001 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F14, DMSP 5D-2/F15, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18, Aqua, GMS, GOES, METEOSAT, METOP-A, METOP-B, MTSAT-1R, MTSAT-2, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, TRMM | RAIN GAUGES, SSM/I, SSMIS, AMSR-E, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, MHS, AMSU-B, TMI, PR | 1998-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 50 S: -50 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSA5NG) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-12 | TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 | 1986-11-26 to 1991-08-29 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-11 V01 (TOVSA5NH) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-11 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1988-10-12 to 1994-06-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSA5ND) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-12 | TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 | 1991-07-04 to 1994-06-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-9 V01 (TOVSA5NF) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-9 | TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 | 1984-12-31 to 1987-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSA5TN ) at GES DISC | 01 | TIROS-N | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1978-12-01 to 1979-06-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSADNG) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-10 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1986-11-25 to 1991-09-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-11 V01 (TOVSADNH) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-11 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1988-10-12 to 1994-07-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSADND) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-12 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1991-07-04 to 1994-07-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-9 V01 (TOVSADNF) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-9 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1984-12-27 to 1987-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSADTN) at GES DISC | 01 | TIROS-N | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1978-11-29 to 1979-07-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-10 02 (TOVSAMNG) at GES DISC | 02 | NOAA-10 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1987-01-01 to 1991-08-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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.
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