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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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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 monthly 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH025_M) at GES DISC 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH10_M_EP) at GES DISC 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_NOAH10_M) at GES DISC 2.0 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_NOAH10_M) at GES DISC 2.1 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_3H_EP) at GES DISC 2.1 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_VIC10_3H) at GES DISC 2.0 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_3H) at GES DISC 2.1 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_M_EP) at GES DISC 2.1 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_VIC10_M) at GES DISC 2.0 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_M) at GES DISC 2.1 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Global 10-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1901-1990 (New et al.) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1901-01-01 to 1991-01-01

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

Shapefile
Global 30-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1901-1960 (New et al.) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1901-01-01 to 1961-01-01

N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

Shapefile
Global 30-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1930-1960, V2.1 (Cramer and Leeman) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1930-01-01 to 1960-12-31

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

ASCII
Global 30-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1961-1990 (New et al.) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1991-01-01

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

ASCII
Global Annual Soil Respiration Data (Raich and Schlesinger 1992) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, IRGA 1963-01-01 to 1992-01-01

N: 71.18 S: -37.5 E: 146.5 W: -156.4

multiple
Global Forecast System (GFS) CPEX 1 MODELS Computer 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-20

N: 40 S: 5 E: -45 W: -100

netCDF-3
Global Forest Ecosystem Structure and Function Data For Carbon Balance Research 1 NOAA-14 AVHRR 1897-01-01 to 2006-12-31 Shapefile
Global Historical Climatology Network, 1753-1990 2 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS RAIN GAUGES, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS 1753-01-01 to 1990-12-31

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

multiple
Global Monthly Climatology for the Twentieth Century (New et al.) 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1900-01-01 to 1998-12-31

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

ASCII
Global Monthly Precipitation, 1900-1999 (Hulme) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1900-01-01 to 1999-01-01

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

ASCII
GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Daily 0.5-Degree V3.2 (GPCPDAY) at GES DISC 3.2 DMSP, NOAA POES, Aqua, GOES, METEOSAT, GMS, MTSAT, Himawari-8, WEATHER STATIONS SSM/I, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES 2000-06-01 to 2021-09-30

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Daily 0.5-Degree V3.3 (GPCPDAY) at GES DISC 3.3 DMSP, NOAA POES, Aqua, GOES, METEOSAT, GMS, MTSAT, Himawari-8, WEATHER STATIONS SSM/I, SSMIS, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES 1998-01-01 to 2025-12-31

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Monthly 0.5-Degree V3.2 (GPCPMON) at GES DISC 3.2 DMSP, NOAA POES, Aqua, GOES, METEOSAT, GMS, MTSAT, Himawari-8, WEATHER STATIONS SSMIS, SSM/I, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES 1983-01-01 to 2023-12-31

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Monthly 0.5-Degree V3.3 (GPCPMON) at GES DISC 3.3 DMSP, NOAA POES, Aqua, GOES, METEOSAT, GMS, MTSAT, Himawari-8, WEATHER STATIONS SSMIS, SSM/I, TOVS, AIRS, GOES-15 Imager, GOES-16 Imager, VISSR-METEOSAT, VISSR-GMS, MTSAT 1R Imager, MTSAT 2 Imager, AHI, RAIN GAUGES 1983-01-01 to 2025-12-31

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
GPM AMSR-2 on GCOM-W1 Common Calibrated Brightness Temperature L1C 1.5 hours 10 km V07 (GPM_1CGCOMW1AMSR2) at GES DISC 07 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-02 to 2026-03-01

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

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