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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFARI 2000 Meteorological Tower Measurements, Kruger National Park, 2000-2002 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, WIND VANES, ANEMOMETERS, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2000-02-15 to 2002-12-31 |
N: -25.0197 S: -25.0197 E: 31.4969 W: 31.4969 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Modeled Fuel Load in Southern Africa, 1999-2000 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1999-09-01 to 2000-08-31 |
N: 10 S: -34.9916 E: 42.4915 W: 5 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Monthly Climatology for the 20th Century (New et al.) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1901-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 35 S: -5 E: 60 W: 5 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 SSM/I GPROF 6.0 Precipitation Data, 0.5-Deg, 1999-2001 | 1 | DMSP 5D-2/F11 | SSM/I | 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 TOVS Surface and Atmospheric Parameters, 1-Deg, 1999-2001 | 1 | NOAA-9, NOAA-12, NOAA-10, NOAA-11 | TOVS | 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 TRMM 3B-43 Monthly Precipitation, 1-Deg, 1999-2001 | 1 | TRMM | PR, TMI, VIRS | 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
Binary | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Shipboard Meteorology Data Fall 2022 | 1 | Ships | PYRANOMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, Pyrgeometer | 2022-08-06 to 2022-10-01 |
N: 73.55 S: 69 E: -144.8 W: -166 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| SBU Micro Rain Radar 2 (MRR2) IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MRR | 2020-01-01 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 40.975 S: 40.7182 E: -72.864 W: -74.0168 |
netCDF-4, netCDF-3 | |
| SBU Microwave Radiometer (MWR) IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MWR | 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-06 |
N: 40.8657 S: 40.8655 E: -72.8813 W: -72.8815 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SBU Parsivel IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2020-01-01 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 40.975 S: 40.727930518751 E: -72.880730518751 W: -74.007069481249 |
netCDF-3 | |
| SBU Pluvio Precipitation Gauge IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2020-01-07 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 40.90712 S: 40.8556 E: -72.8714 W: -73.138 |
ASCII | |
| SCATSAT-1 ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 | 1.1 | MODELS, SCATSAT-1 | Computer, OSCAT-2 | 2018-04-01 to 2021-03-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-01 to 1987-12-31 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987-1989 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-01 to 1989-11-19 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1988 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1988-01-01 to 1988-12-31 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1989 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1989-01-01 to 1989-11-10 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| SMAPVEX16 Manitoba Meteorological Data V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2016-05-02 to 2016-09-30 |
N: 49.680332 S: 49.499683 E: -97.98999 W: -98.033404 |
CSV, KMZ | |
| SMAPVEX16 Manitoba Station Soil Moisture Data V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | DIELECTRIC PROBE, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE | 2016-05-01 to 2016-08-31 |
N: 49.756438 S: 49.384164 E: -97.756385 W: -98.098416 |
CSV, KMZ | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2: Atmospheric state at Standard Pressure Levels derived from CLIMCAPS V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2PLEVCPS) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-31 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2CPS) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-31 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIML3CDCCP) at GES DISC | 2 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIML3CMCCP) at GES DISC | 2 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-31 to 2016-10-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIML3SMCCP) at GES DISC | 2 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIML3SDCCP) at GES DISC | 2 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 2 CLIMCAPS : Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRAQIL2CCPRET) at GES DISC | 2 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present |
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.
During this webinar we will provide an overview of TRMM and GPM precipitation data products and discuss the various ways to discover and access these data. We will also demonstrate the visualization and analysis tools and services provided by NASA's Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC).
NASA’s global precipitation data and data processing systems have come a long way from the launch of TRMM in 1997 to the ongoing GPM mission.
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