Precipitation

• Climate Diagnostics Center (CDC)
  • Boulder, Colorado Monthly Precipitation. From 1893 to October 1999. Still updating.
  • CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation (CMAP) from NCEP. Two files containing monthly averaged precipitation rate values. January 1 1979 through December 1998 for precipitation (periodically updated).
  • Microwave Sounding Unit Data. This data set consists of two MSU tropospheric temperatures and daily average precipitation.
• Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA). (COMING SOON)
  • Climate Analysis Monitoring System/OLR precipitation Index. A 20-year (1979-present) monthly mean gridded (2.5X2.5 degree) analysis of rain gauge and OLR-based precipitation (will be available via FTP soon).
  • Climate Research Unit (Univ. East Anglia). A 97-year (1900-1997) monthly mean gridded (2.5X3.75 degree) analysis of global rain gauge station data (Hulme) (will be available via FTP soon).
  • Climate Prediction Center (Xie and Arkin). A 20-year (1979-present) pentad and monthly mean gridded (2.5X2.5 degree) analysis of global precipitation from blended rain gauges and satellites (will be available via FTP soon).
  • Climate Prediction Center (Higgins). A 35-year (1963-present) hourly gridded (2X2.5 degree) analysis for the continental U.S. (will be available via FTP soon).
  • Microwave Sounding Unit (Spencer and Christy). A 16-year (1979-94) daily gridded (2.5X2.5 degree) analysis of global ocean-only MSU-based daily precipitation (will be available via FTP soon).
  • India Rain Gauges. A 97-year (1900-1997; not complete) record of daily precipitation at 306 stations plus daily 1X1 grids (will be available via FTP soon).

• Climatic Research Unit (CRU) datasets.

  • Global Precipitation (Mike Hulme)

• Satellite images from the Europe's Meteo Satellite Organization (EUMETSAT).
  • GPCP Precipitation Index.
  • Convective Rainfall Rate.
  • Layer Precipitable Water.
  • Total Precipitable Water.
• Goddard Distributed Active Archive Center (GDAAC).
  • Total Atmospheric Precipitable Water Over Ocean from SSMI. Total Precipitable Water defined as the vertically integrated water vapor in a column extending from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. Global gridded 1X1 degree monthly means. 1987-1991.
  • GPCC Global Rain Gauge Analysis Data. Global land surface accumulated precipitation. Monthly mean, 1X1 degree. January 1986 - March 1999.
  • GPCP Global Combined Precipitation Data. Global surface precipitation, 1X1 degree monthly mean. July 1987 - March 1999 (except December 1987).
  • Monsoon Rain from SMMR. Global 1X1 degree monthly and annual means. 30.5S to 30.5N degrees latitude and 29.5E to 200.5E longitude. October 1978-August 1987.
  • Monsoon Rain from SMMR. Global 1X1 degree multi-year means. 30.5S to 30.5N degrees latitude and 29.5E to 200.5E longitude. October 1978-August 1987.
  • Monsoon Rain from SMMR. Global 1X1 degree amplitude and phases. 30.5S to 30.5N degrees latitude and 29.5E to 200.5E longitude. October 1978-August 1987.
  • Gridded Gauge Precipitation, Browse Precipitation from ISLSCP. Monthly precipitation as analyzed from precip-gauge measurements and produced from satellite data.
  • Arkin and Janowiak GPI: IR-Based Monthly Rainfall for the GPCP. Monthly mean of accumulated surface precipitation. Global, 2.5X2.5 degree. January 1986 - December 1995.
  • GPCC Rain Gauge Analysis for GPCP. Monthly mean of Accumulated surface precipitation. Global 2.5X2.5 degree. January 1986 - December 1996.
  • Jaeger Climatological Global Monthly Mean Precipitation. Monthly mean precipitation. Global 2.5° latitude x 5° longitude. January 1931 - December 1965.
  • NOAA/NASA SSM/I Pathfinder Daily Precipitation Rate Data Sets. Daily Precipitation Rate. Global 12.5km resolution. August 1987 - December 1988.
  • Chang SSM/I Monthly Rain Indices Data Set. Monthly means of accumulated surface precipitation. 50° N to 50° S ; 180° W to 180° E, 5° x 5°. July 1987 - December 1995.
  • GPCP Version 1a Combined Precipitation & Intermediate Products. A suite of 19 products providing global monthly precipitation totals, derived from satellite and rain gauge data sets. This gridded data set has a spatial resolution of 2.5° x 2.5 ° and covers the period from July 1987 through 1995. It was produced for the Global Precipitation Center Project (GPCP).
  • Legates Surface and Ship Observation of Precipitation. Monthly means of accumulated surface precipitation. Global 0.5° latitude x 0.5° longitude. January 1920 - December 1980.
  • NOAA/NASA SSM/I Monthly Precipitation Rate Data Sets. Monthly mean of rain rate. Global 1X1 degree. August 1987 - December 1988.
• Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC) datasets.
  • Precipitation amount:
    • US Composite 2km Daily Rainfall Summary from NWS Radars.
    • US Composite Rainfall Daily Summary from NWS Radars.
  • Precipitation rate:
    • TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) Wentz Ocean Products.
    • US Composite Rainfall 15min Instantaneous from NWS Radars.
• Global Precipitation Climatology Center (GPCC).
  • The GPCP products are gridded analyses of quality-controlled data measured by raingauges. These products cover the earth's landsurface only. The gridded precipitation data are complemented by the number of raingauges for each gridcell as well as correction factors for systematic measuring errors. Precipitation anomaly with regard to normals 1961-90 is also available. The spatial resolution of these products is both, 2.5° by 2.5° as well as 1° by 1° geographical latitude and longitude.
  • The GPCP Combined Dataset Version 1 is based for the oceans on infrared and microwave satellite data only, for the landsurface on both, gridded analyses of GPCC and satellite data. The spatial resolution of the combined product is currently 2.5° by 2.5° geographical latitude and longitude only.
• Distributed Data Bases (DDBs) managed by Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
  • Global Monthly Precipitation Ratio.
  • GMS histogram Data Sets for GPCP.

• LAMONT-DOHERTY Earth Observatory (LDEO).

  • msu precipitation: precipitation data (1 Jan 1979 to 31 May 1994 by 1; 178.75W to 178.75E by 2.5; 58.75N to 58.75S by 2.5)
  • CDIAC tr051 precipitation anomalies ((months since 1960-01-01) ordered Dec-Feb 1851 to Sep-Nov 1989 by 3; (degree_east) periodic 0 to 5W by 5; (degree_north) ordered 62S to 86N by 4)
  • DASILVA SMD94 anomalies: precipitation rate data (Jan 1945 to Dec 1993 by 1; 0.5E to 0.5W by 1; 89.5S to 89.5N by 1)
  • DASILVA SMD94 anomalies: precipitation rate data (Jan 1945 to Dec 1993 by 1; 0.5E to 0.5W by 1; 89.5S to 89.5N by 1)
  • DASILVA SMD94 halfbyhalf climatology: precipitation rate data (Jan to Dec by 1; 0.5E to 0.5W by 1; 89.5S to 89.5N by 1)
  • DASILVA SMD94 halfbyhalf climatology: constrained evaporation minus precipitation data (Jan to Dec by 1; 0.5E to 0.5W by 1; 89.5S to 89.5N by 1)
  • GISS AMIP PRECIPITATION: PRECIPITATION data (T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered Jan 1985 to Dec 1988 by 1; X (degree_east) periodic 177.5W to 177.5E by 5; Y (degree_north) ordered 90S to 90N by 4)
  • V1B from NASA GPCP: Global Precipitation Climatology Project. (T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered Jul 1987 to Sep 1998 by 1; X (degree_east) ordered 1.25E to 1.25W by 2.5; Y (degree_north) ordered 88.75N to 88.75S by 2.5)
  • NASA Microwave Sounding Unit: gridded oceanic rainfall data from the Microwave Sounding Unit. (T (julian_day) ordered 1 Jan 1979 to 31 May 1994 by 1; X (degree_east) periodic 178.75W to 178.75E by 2.5; Y (degree_north) ordered 58.75N to 58.75S by 2.5)
  • OBERHUBER precipitation (T (months since 01-Jan) periodic Jan to Dec by 1; X (degree_east) periodic 1E to 1W by 2; Y (degree_north) ordered 89S to 89N by 2)
  • SOC GASC97 Total precipitation rate (T (months since 01-Jan) periodic Jan to Dec by 1; X (degree_east) periodic 179.5W to 179.5E by 1; Y (degree_north) ordered 84.5S to 84.5N by 1)
  • Global Precipitation from UEA CRU: Climate Research Unit. (T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered Jan 1900 to Dec 1996 by 1; X (degree_east) periodic 180W to 176.25E by 3.75; Y (degree_north) ordered 87.5S to 87.5N by 2.5)
  • Hulme Global Precipitation from UEA CRU: Climate Research Unit. (T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered Jan 1900 to Dec 1998 by 1; X (degree_east) periodic 180W to 176.25E by 3.7; Y (degree_north) ordered 87.5S to 87.5N by 2.5)
  • New CRU05 climatology 1961-1990 from UEA CRU: Climate Research Unit. Precipitation (T (months since 01-Jan) periodic Jan to Dec by 1; X (degree_east) periodic 0.25E to 0.25W by 0.5; Y (degree_north) ordered 89.75N to 89.75S by 0.5)

• Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL).
  • Rain and Radiation, Realtime Buoy Data From SCSMEX.
• Precipitation rate derived from SSM/I data by Remote Sensing Systems. Daily, monthly and yearly GIF maps and gridded binary data files are available.

• Russian State Fund of Data on Condition of Environment

  • SRKOLOSP - mean precipitation amount
  • OSADKI - monthly and annual precipitation amount
  • EKSOSSVER - max. and min. monthly and annual precipitation amount
  • SPGSA - mountain snow cover and precipitation observations
  • ANOMAL - mean monthly air temperature and monthly precipitation amount anomaly
  • OSADKYZL - monthly precipitation amount anomalies (% of norm)

• SEASONAL TO INTERANNUAL EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNER (SIESIP), George Mason University.
• TSDIS (TRMM Science Data and Information System)
  • TRMM Gridded rainfall rate data. 3G01 Products.
  • TRMM Gridded rainfall rate data. 3G68 Products.
  • TRMM Gridded rainfall rate data. 3G68L Products.
• UK Meteorological Office (UKMO) data from British Atmosphere Data Center.
• University of Delaware monthly total precipitation
  • Global climatologies and time series (1950-1996).
  • South American climatologies and time Series (1960 -1990).
  • Arctic climatologies and time series (1960 -1990)