KML
-- (viewable in Google Earth, Microsoft Virtual Earth, ArcGIS Explorer, and numerous other Geographic
Information System (GIS) mapping applications)
Download observed station data by visiting the Environmental Modeling Center's
ftp directory containing
daily precipitation text files.
Look for files named in the format usa-dlyprcp-yyyymmdd, where yyyymmdd is the
year (4 digits), month, and day of the verifying analysis.
www.weather.gov 
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