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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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30 Minute Rainfall Data (FIFE) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS RAIN GAUGES 1987-05-29 to 1987-10-26

N: 39.11 S: 39.08 E: -96.55 W: -96.6

multiple
AAMH CPEX 1 METOP-A, NOAA-19, METOP-B, NOAA-18 Computer 2017-05-26 to 2017-07-16

N: 44.9689 S: 0.6408 E: -19.5629 W: 154.716

netCDF-4
ABoVE: Bias-Corrected IMERG Monthly Precipitation for Alaska and Canada, 2000-2020 1 GROUND STATIONS, GPM, IMERG RAIN GAUGES, DPR, GMI, Computer 2000-06-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 72 S: 40.8 E: -48.5 W: -179.3

COG
ABoVE: CO2 and CH4 Fluxes and Meteorology at Flux Tower Sites, Alaska, 2015-2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS PROBES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS 2015-01-01 to 2017-03-09

N: 71.282 S: 68.4864 E: -155.75 W: -157.41

CSV
ABoVE: Dall Sheep Lamb Recruitment and Climate Data, Alaska and NW Canada, 2000-2015 1 Airplane, SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 69.7074 S: 59.5978 E: -123.547 W: -163.281

multiple
ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 1 MODELS Computer 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01

N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25

multiple
ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 2 Aqua, GCOM-W1, DMSP AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31

N: 73.8339 S: 48.6232 E: -124.326 W: -175.397

COG
ABoVE: Synthesis of Burned and Unburned Forest Site Data, AK and Canada, 1983-2016 1 MODELS, FIELD INVESTIGATION Computer, PROBES, SOIL SAMPLER 1983-01-01 to 2016-08-08

N: 67.2297 S: 53.1911 E: -88.612 W: -150.902

CSV
ABoVE: Wolf Denning Phenology and Reproductive Success, Alaska and Canada, 2000-2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS, Terra GPS, Computer, MODIS 2000-03-29 to 2017-08-31

N: 67.8362 S: 52.9705 E: -112.967 W: -154.581

CSV
ACCLIP WB-57 Aerosol and Cloud Remotely Sensed Data 1 NASA WB-57F LIDAR, Roscoe 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-14
ACTIVATE GOES-16 Supplementary Data Products 1 GOES-16 ABI 2020-02-14 to 2022-10-31 NetCDF-3
ACTIVATE Merged MODIS and MERRA-2 Dataset 1 SATELLITES, MERRA-2 MODIS, Computer 2013-01-01 to 2022-06-30 ICARTT
Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) CPEX 1 METOP-B, METOP-A ASCAT 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16

N: 42.5176 S: 3.9062 E: -25.0958 W: 160.241

netCDF-3
Airborne Precipitation Radar 3rd Generation (APR-3) CPEX 1 NASA DC-8 APR-3 2017-05-27 to 2017-06-24

N: 28.9042 S: 16.8091 E: -69.2994 W: -96.0262

HDF5
Airborne Precipitation Radar 3rd Generation (APR-3) CPEX-AW 1 NASA DC-8 APR-3 2021-08-20 to 2021-09-04

N: 34.046 S: 11.8615 E: -45.6417 W: -80.7804

MAT
AirMOSS: L2 Hourly Precipitation at AirMOSS Sites, 2011-2015 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS RAIN GAUGES 2011-09-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 53.9169 S: 19.5086 E: -72.1712 W: -121.558

netCDF-4 classic
AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP_NRT) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS 2016-10-15 to Present

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

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 (AIRX2SUP) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25

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

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V006 (AIRH2SUP) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB 2002-08-30 to 2003-02-05

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

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present

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

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2G Precipitation Estimate (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRG2SSD_IRonly) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2G Precipitation Estimate (AIRS-only) V7.0 at GES DISC 7.0 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2G Precipitation Estimate V006 (AIRG2SSD) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Support Multiday Product (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRX3SP8) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Support Multiday Product (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRH3SP8) at GES DISC 006 Aqua AIRS 2002-09-01 to 2003-02-08

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
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