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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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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 netCDF-4 classic
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

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Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data 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

netCDF-4
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
DISCOVER-AQ Texas Deployment Analysis and Ancillary Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS CAPS NO2 Analyzer, 2B Technologies, PTR-MS, CEILOMETERS, Vaisala HUMICAP HMP155, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, TE525 Rain Gauge 2013-08-13 to 2016-03-14 ICARTT
DISCOVER-AQ Texas Deployment Moody Tower Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS LIDAR, Thermo Model 49C O3 Analyzer, Thermo Scientific SO2 43i Analyzer, Thermo Scientific CO Analyzer, Thermo Model 42C NO-NO2-NOx Analyzer, Thermo Scientific NOx Analyzer, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, HMP45C Temperature and Relative Humidity Probe 2013-08-30 to 2013-10-02 HDF5, ICARTT
ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Freshwater Fluxes - Daily Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) V4r4 MODELS, MITgcm 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Freshwater Fluxes - Daily Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) V4r4 MODELS, MITgcm 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Freshwater Fluxes - Monthly Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) V4r4 MODELS, MITgcm 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Freshwater Fluxes - Monthly Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) V4r4 MODELS, MITgcm 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
ECMWF SMST Data 1 ECMWF 2025-08-01 to Present

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

0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees netCDF-3
ER-2 Doppler radar (EDOP) TC4 1 NASA ER-2 EDOP 2007-07-07 to 2007-08-09

N: 37.886 S: -6.419 E: -74.997 W: -119.355

netCDF-4
ER-2 Doppler radar (EDOP) TCSP V2 2 NASA ER-2 EDOP 2005-07-02 to 2005-07-27

N: 24.785 S: 4.683 E: -65.917 W: -99.737

netCDF-4
ER-2 X-Band Doppler Radar (EXRAD) EPOCH 1 GLOBAL HAWK EXRAD 2017-08-09 to 2017-08-31

N: 34.9083 S: 16.603 E: -83.6115 W: -124.717

HDF5
ER-2 X-band Radar (EXRAD) 3D Winds IMPACTS 1 NASA ER-2 EXRAD 2020-01-25 to 2020-02-07

N: 44.726 S: 33.2806 E: -71.5199 W: -90.885

netCDF-3
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ECMWF Surface Diagnostics 1 ECMWF Computer 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) MAGE Oceanus Meteorological Data 1 Ships CTD, BAROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, STD, THERMISTORS, THERMOMETERS 1992-05-26 to 1992-06-23 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) PSU Malcolm Baldridge Data 1 Ships RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS, CEILOMETERS, THERMISTORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOMETERS 1992-06-06 to 1992-06-28 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) University of Washington C-131A Discrete Data 1 C-131A SPECTROMETERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, THERMOMETERS 1992-06-02 to 1992-06-27 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NCAR Kingair Aircraft Microphysical Data 1 B-200 PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE 1991-11-09 to 1991-12-06 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NCAR Sabreliner Aircraft Microphysical Data 1 Airplane PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE 1991-11-17 to 1991-12-07 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft Microphysical Data 1 Airplane PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE 1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07 Binary
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